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The median home value in Blue Earth County, MN is $306,726 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.58% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$306,726
Year-over-Year
+2.58%
National Rank
#912 of 3071
Blue Earth County ranks 34th out of 87 counties in MN by median home price, and is +30.9% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MN, the typical county has a median home value of $278,266, making Blue Earth County +10.2% above the MN state median.
Households here earn a median of $74,477 a year against a typical home value of $306,726 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 66% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Blue Earth County recorded a violent crime rate of 238 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,350 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 52,086 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Blue Earth County is $306,726. That's up 2.58% from a year earlier. That is about 30.9% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Blue Earth County the 34th most expensive of 87 counties in Minnesota.
Median household income here is $74,477, so a typical home costs about 4.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Blue Earth County recorded 238 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 52,086 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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