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The median home value in Lake County, MN is $277,593 as of 2026-08-31, up 4.51% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$277,593
Year-over-Year
+4.51%
National Rank
#1117 of 3071
Lake County ranks 43rd out of 87 counties in MN by median home price, and is +18.1% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within MN, the typical county has a median home value of $276,116, making Lake County +0.5% above the MN state median.
The typical home value decreased by 1.9%, from $283,027 in May 2026 to $277,593 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $283,027 | +4.3% |
| Jun 2026 | $287,270 | +4.5% |
| Jul 2026 | $284,941 | +4.7% |
| Aug 2026 | $277,593 | +4.5% |
Households here earn a median of $75,541 a year against a typical home value of $277,593 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.7×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 52% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Lake County recorded a violent crime rate of 76 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 453 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 5,294 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Lake County is $277,593. That's up 4.51% from a year earlier. That is about 18.1% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Lake County the 43rd most expensive of 87 counties in Minnesota.
Median household income here is $75,541, so a typical home costs about 3.7× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Lake County recorded 76 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 5,294 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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