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Median Home Price in Rice County, MN

The median home value in Rice County, MN is $355,943 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.57% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$355,943

Year-over-Year

+2.57%

National Rank

#636 of 3071

Rice County ranks 15th out of 87 counties in MN by median home price, and is +51.9% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MN, the typical county has a median home value of $278,266, making Rice County +27.9% above the MN state median.

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Can you afford a home in Rice County?

Households here earn a median of $83,181 a year against a typical home value of $355,943 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 71% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)

Crime in Rice County

Reporting agencies in Rice County recorded a violent crime rate of 209 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,135 per 100,000.

Based on 4 reporting cities covering 52,597 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).

Common questions about Rice County

How much does a house cost in Rice County, MN?

The median home value in Rice County is $355,943. That's up 2.57% from a year earlier. That is about 51.9% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Rice County the 15th most expensive of 87 counties in Minnesota.

Is Rice County affordable?

Median household income here is $83,181, so a typical home costs about 4.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.

Is Rice County a safe place to live?

Reporting police departments in Rice County recorded 209 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 52,597 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.

Cities in Rice County

Northfield · Lonsdale · Faribault

Counties with similar home prices in MN

Anoka County · Becker County · Le Sueur County · Olmsted County · Douglas County · Cass County · Pope County · Ramsey County

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