A typical Wilmington home is worth roughly $363,000
What kind of housing town is Wilmington?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
89% of Wilmington households own their home
Half of Wilmington’s homes were built before 1938.
Minnesota: 72% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
What it takes to buy in Wilmington
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That’s $22K short of a typical Wilmington home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,100 a month here, $1,110 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Minnesota typical property tax (1.02% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,100
Renters already here pay a median of $608, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Wilmington vs. its neighbors
Wilmington is the priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington | $363K* | — | $1,100 | — | $65,000 |
| Spring Grove | $274K | +5.8% | $1,100 | — | $73,333 |
| Caledonia | $293K | +4.7% | $1,080 | — | $93,750 |
| Winnebago | — | +8.8%† | $1,080 | — | $106,250 |
| Spring Grove | $156K* | — | $1,110 | 3 | $59,625 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
Neighbors talk housing
What Wilmington buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.