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The median home value in Stearns County, MN is $311,300 as of 2026-08-31, up 2.56% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$311,300
Year-over-Year
+2.56%
National Rank
#880 of 3071
Stearns County ranks 30th out of 87 counties in MN by median home price, and is +32.4% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within MN, the typical county has a median home value of $276,116, making Stearns County +12.7% above the MN state median.
The typical home value decreased by 2.8%, from $320,256 in May 2026 to $311,300 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 | $320,256 | +3.3% |
| Jun 2026 | $322,937 | +3.0% |
| Jul 2026 | $315,310 | +2.7% |
| Aug 2026 | $311,300 | +2.6% |
Households here earn a median of $77,066 a year against a typical home value of $311,300 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.0×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 64% 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 $311,300. That's up 2.56% from a year earlier. That is about 32.4% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, 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 4.0× 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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