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The median home value in Stearns County, MN is $315,310 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.72% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$315,310
Year-over-Year
+2.72%
National Rank
#871 of 3071
Stearns County ranks 30th out of 87 counties in MN by median home price, and is +34.5% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MN, the typical county has a median home value of $278,266, making Stearns County +13.3% above the MN state median.
Households here earn a median of $77,066 a year against a typical home value of $315,310 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 65% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Stearns County recorded a violent crime rate of 98 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,527 per 100,000.
Based on 7 reporting cities covering 43,673 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Stearns County is $315,310. That's up 2.72% from a year earlier. That is about 34.5% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Stearns County the 30th most expensive of 87 counties in Minnesota.
Median household income here is $77,066, so a typical home costs about 4.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Stearns County recorded 98 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 43,673 residents across 7 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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