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Median Home Price in Steele County, MN

The median home value in Steele County, MN is $301,700 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.91% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$301,700

Year-over-Year

+2.91%

National Rank

#937 of 3071

Steele County ranks 36th out of 87 counties in MN by median home price, and is +28.7% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MN, the typical county has a median home value of $278,266, making Steele County +8.4% above the MN state median.

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Can you afford a home in Steele County?

Households here earn a median of $84,196 a year against a typical home value of $301,700 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.6×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 48% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)

Crime in Steele County

Reporting agencies in Steele County recorded a violent crime rate of 150 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 820 per 100,000.

Based on 1 reporting city covering 26,573 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).

Common questions about Steele County

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

The median home value in Steele County is $301,700. That's up 2.91% from a year earlier. That is about 28.7% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Steele County the 36th most expensive of 87 counties in Minnesota.

Is Steele County affordable?

Median household income here is $84,196, so a typical home costs about 3.6× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.

Is Steele County a safe place to live?

Reporting police departments in Steele County recorded 150 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 26,573 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.

Cities in Steele County

Owatonna

Counties with similar home prices in MN

Carlton County · Clay County · Blue Earth County · McLeod County · Meeker County · Sibley County · Kandiyohi County · Fillmore County

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