Home › Cities › Mankato, MN

Median Home Price in Mankato, MN

The median home value in Mankato, MN is $311,041 as of 2026-06-30, up 2.64% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$311,041

Year-over-Year

+2.64%

Population

46,137

Mankato ranks #77 of 112 Minnesota cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 13.0% below the state's city median of $357,406. It sits in Blue Earth County, where the county-wide median is $308,269.

Crime in Mankato

Mankato police recorded a violent crime rate of 256 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 2,610 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 Mankato

How much does a house cost in Mankato, MN?

The median home value in Mankato is $311,041. That's up 2.64% from a year earlier. That is about 13.0% below the typical county in Minnesota.

Is Mankato expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Mankato are more expensive than Blue Earth County as a whole, where the median is $308,269 — a difference of about 0.9%.

Is Mankato a safe place to live?

Mankato police reported 256 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 46,137. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.