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The median home value in Lake County, MN is $284,941 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.7% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$284,941
Year-over-Year
+4.7%
National Rank
#1073 of 3071
Lake County ranks 42nd out of 87 counties in MN by median home price, and is +21.6% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MN, the typical county has a median home value of $278,266, making Lake County +2.4% above the MN state median.
Households here earn a median of $75,541 a year against a typical home value of $284,941 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 55% 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 $284,941. That's up 4.7% from a year earlier. That is about 21.6% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Lake County the 42nd most expensive of 87 counties in Minnesota.
Median household income here is $75,541, so a typical home costs about 3.8× 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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