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The median home value in Carlton County, MN is $308,185 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.0% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$308,185
Year-over-Year
+4.0%
National Rank
#904 of 3071
Carlton County ranks 32nd out of 87 counties in MN by median home price, and is +31.5% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MN, the typical county has a median home value of $278,266, making Carlton County +10.8% above the MN state median.
Households here earn a median of $80,573 a year against a typical home value of $308,185 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 57% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Carlton County recorded a violent crime rate of 175 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 525 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 12,570 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Carlton County is $308,185. That's up 4.0% from a year earlier. That is about 31.5% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Carlton County the 32nd most expensive of 87 counties in Minnesota.
Median household income here is $80,573, so a typical home costs about 3.8× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Carlton County recorded 175 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 12,570 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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