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The median home value in Cottonwood County, MN is $166,899 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.99% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$166,899
Year-over-Year
-0.99%
National Rank
#2362 of 3071
Cottonwood County ranks 83rd out of 87 counties in MN by median home price, and is -28.8% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MN, the typical county has a median home value of $278,266, making Cottonwood County -40.0% below the MN state median.
Households here earn a median of $72,941 a year against a typical home value of $166,899 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.3×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 9% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Cottonwood County recorded a violent crime rate of 255 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 483 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 7,449 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Cottonwood County is $166,899. That's down 0.99% from a year earlier. That is about 28.8% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Cottonwood County the 83rd most expensive of 87 counties in Minnesota.
Median household income here is $72,941, so a typical home costs about 2.3× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Cottonwood County recorded 255 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 7,449 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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