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Median Home Price in Fergus Falls, MN

The median home value in Fergus Falls, MN is $207,765 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.05% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$207,765

Year-over-Year

+5.05%

Population

14,245

Fergus Falls ranks #103 of 112 Minnesota cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 41.6% below the state's city median of $355,920. It sits in Otter Tail County, where the county-wide median is $340,757.

Housing affordability in Fergus Falls

Median household income in Fergus Falls is $56,162, so the typical home value is about 3.7× 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 Fergus Falls

Fergus Falls police recorded a violent crime rate of 204 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 2,366 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 Fergus Falls

What is the average home price in Fergus Falls, 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 Fergus Falls, that value is $207,765. That's up 5.05% from a year earlier. It is about 41.6% below the typical Minnesota city tracked here.

Is Fergus Falls expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Fergus Falls are cheaper than Otter Tail County as a whole, where the median is $340,757 — a difference of about 39.0%.

Is Fergus Falls affordable?

Median household income here is $56,162, so the typical home value is about 3.7× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Fergus Falls a safe place to live?

Fergus Falls police reported 204 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 14,245. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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