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Median Home Price in Baxter, MN

The median home value in Baxter, MN is $376,078 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.87% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$376,078

Year-over-Year

+2.87%

Population

9,249

Baxter ranks #48 of 112 Minnesota cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 5.7% above the state's city median of $355,920. It sits in Crow Wing County, where the county-wide median is $377,784.

Housing affordability in Baxter

Median household income in Baxter is $70,688, so the typical home value is about 5.3× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Baxter

Baxter police recorded a violent crime rate of 173 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 3,081 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Baxter

What is the average home price in Baxter, MN?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Baxter, that value is $376,078. That's up 2.87% from a year earlier. It is about 5.7% above the typical Minnesota city tracked here.

Is Baxter expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Baxter are cheaper than Crow Wing County as a whole, where the median is $377,784 — a difference of about 0.5%.

Is Baxter affordable?

Median household income here is $70,688, so the typical home value is about 5.3× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Baxter a safe place to live?

Baxter police reported 173 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 9,249. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.