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Minneapolis, MN housing market

Minneapolis, MN metro median sale price $403K in Jul–Sep 2026, up 1.7% year over year. Also days on market, price cuts, affordability and ZIP-code figures.

The median sale price in the Minneapolis, MN metro is $403K over Jul–Sep 2026, up 1.7% from the same 3 months a year earlier. That change sits near the middle of the 383 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro agrees within 0.9 points (up 2.6% through Q2 2026).

Minneapolis has the highest median sale price of the five Minnesota metros Pecan Street tracks ($403K), ahead of Rochester ($346K). Minneapolis has the fewest median days on market of the five Minnesota metros (42 days); St. Cloud (49 days) is next. On share of listings with a price cut, Minneapolis (41%) ranks 3rd of the five Minnesota metros, between St. Cloud (42%) and Rochester (39%).

Listings spent a median 42 days on market in Sep 2026, fewer than in most of the 385 metros. 41% of active listings carry a price cut; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is 2.6 points lower. That share is higher than in most of the 385 metros. Median asking prices sit about 1% above the median sale price. Building permits authorized 1,537 new housing units in Sep 2026.

At the 7.12% 30-year fixed rate with 20% down, principal and interest on a median-priced home come to $2,170 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $93K a year. The median sale price equals about 15 years of HUD Fair Market Rent, a ratio up 1.6% from a year earlier. Active listings ask a median $206 per square foot; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is down 2.0%.

In eight of the 12 ZIP codes in the table below, median list prices are lower than a year earlier; four are higher.

Headline

Median sale price

Jul–Sep 2026

$403K

+1.7% year-over-year

How it’s calculated

Average of the last three monthly median sale prices vs. the same three months a year earlier.

Mortgage rate

Nov 4, 2026

7.12%

30-year fixed

Where it comes from

National benchmark: Optimal Blue OBMMI 30-year conforming, via FRED. An average of rates borrowers have actually locked, updated daily.

The same rate appears on every market page.

Monthly payment

Principal & interest

$2,170/mo

$93K/yr income needed

How it’s calculated

Payment — this market’s median sale price with 20% down, on a 30-year fixed loan at the rate shown. Principal and interest only — no property tax, insurance, PMI or HOA.

Income needed — that payment at 28% of gross income. A rule of thumb, not a lending decision.

How Minneapolis compares to other U.S. metros

Days on market↓346th of 385
Asking-vs-sale gap↓227th of 291
Price cuts↑121st of 385 (top 32%)
Price-to-rent216th of 373
Home-price growth205th of 383

Rank across the U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, on market data alone — a higher rank means more of that measure (more price cuts, faster price growth, a wider asking-vs-sale gap, a higher price-to-rent ratio, or more days on market). The bar shows where this metro sits within that metric’s own cohort (left is more, right is less); ↑ and ↓ mark the positions furthest from the middle, and rows are ordered the same way. Metrics without data for this metro are omitted.

Affordability

Price-to-rent ratio≈ 15 +1.6% YoY
216th of 373
Asking price / sq ft$206 -2.0% 3-month average vs a year earlier

Price-to-rent divides the median sale price by the annual HUD Fair Market Rent (a 3-bedroom, 40th-percentile benchmark), so it is a directional rent-vs-buy read, not a cap rate; its year-over-year change is directional in the same way. Asking price per square foot is the median across active for-sale listings (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.

Market pressure

Listings with a price cut≈ 41% -2.6 pts 3-month average vs a year earlier
↑121st of 385 (top 32%)
New housing units permitted1,537

The median asking price $408K runs about 1% above the median sale price $403K.

Price-cut share is the portion of active for-sale listings that have taken a price reduction (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. New housing units authorized by residential building permits in the metro that month — new supply in the pipeline, which counts of existing listings don't capture (US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey), as of Sep 2026. Asking is the median list price of active listings (Realtor.com, Sep 2026); sale is the headline median of recent closings (Redfin, Jul–Sep 2026) — distinct sources and windows, so the gap is a directional read, not a like-for-like difference. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.

Market facts

ZIPs with listing data12 shown of 230
MLS board of recordNorthstarMLS
Price methodologyRedfin vs FHFA HPI
Sale-price windowJul–Sep 2026

Recent signals

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Housing Economy

Minneapolis · ConstructionCOPIED

Minneapolis builders pulled 5.1% fewer single-family permits than a year earlier

Single-family building permits in the Minneapolis metro area, by month, one line per year, units

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2024
Chart data
Month202420252026
Dec615612—
Nov705571—
Oct1,024775—
Sep779816897
Aug882825756
Jul835839903
Jun769774861
May900806711
Apr945855836
Mar645776758
Feb647661573
Jan549526497

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey · data through September 2026

Builders in the Minneapolis metro area pulled 8,750 single-family permits in the twelve months through September 2026, 5.1% fewer than in the twelve months before. So far in 2026, permits are running 1.3% below the same months of 2025.

Why it matters. Permits come before starts, and starts come before new homes for sale, so this is the earliest read on how much new building is planned in the Minneapolis area. When the permit pipeline shrinks, buyers see fewer new-build options later; when it grows, sellers of existing homes face more competition from builders.

Minneapolis · Home pricesCOPIED

Minneapolis home prices are 2.6% higher than a year ago, the weakest gain since the second quarter of 2024

Home prices in the Minneapolis metro area, change from a year earlier, FHFA all-transactions index, quarterly, percent; shaded bars mark recessions

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No changeRecession
Chart data
DateMinneapolis
Jun 20262.6%
Mar 20263.5%
Dec 20253%
Sep 20253.4%
Jun 20253.2%
Mar 20253.7%
Dec 20244.4%
Sep 20242.8%
Jun 20242.6%
Mar 20243.9%
Dec 20233.4%
Sep 20232.6%
Jun 20231.6%
Mar 20233.7%
Dec 20225.5%
Sep 20229.1%
Jun 202215.4%
Mar 202214.3%
Dec 202113.7%
Sep 202114.1%
Jun 202111.2%
Mar 20216.6%
Dec 20205.8%
Sep 20204.6%
Jun 20203.6%
Mar 20204.7%
Dec 20194.8%
Sep 20194.1%
Jun 20194.1%
Mar 20194.8%
Dec 20185.4%
Sep 20185.9%
Jun 20186%
Mar 20186.5%
Dec 20176.1%
Sep 20176.4%
Jun 20176.7%
Mar 20175.9%
Dec 20165.2%
Sep 20164.8%
Jun 20165.1%
Mar 20164.8%
Dec 20154.5%
Sep 20154.5%
Jun 20154%
Mar 20154.5%
Dec 20145.2%
Sep 20145.2%
Jun 20146.8%
Mar 20146.6%
Dec 20136.2%
Sep 20137.5%
Jun 20136.2%
Mar 20133.2%
Dec 20120.7%
Sep 20120.2%
Jun 2012-0.3%
Mar 2012-2.7%
Dec 2011-5.2%
Sep 2011-7.8%
Jun 2011-6.8%
Mar 2011-4.9%
Dec 2010-2.2%
Sep 2010-1.7%
Jun 2010-8.1%
Mar 2010-10.7%
Dec 2009-7.7%
Sep 2009-6.9%
Jun 2009-6.3%
Mar 2009-6.4%
Dec 2008-8%
Sep 2008-8%
Jun 2008-6.5%
Mar 2008-4.1%
Dec 2007-4%
Sep 2007-2.6%
Jun 2007-0.3%
Mar 20070.4%
Dec 20060.9%
Sep 20061%
Jun 20062.9%
Mar 20065.6%
Dec 20056.9%
Sep 20057.4%
Jun 20059.4%
Mar 20059.6%
Dec 20048.7%
Sep 200411.4%
Jun 20049.8%
Mar 20049%
Dec 20039.5%
Sep 20036.7%
Jun 20036.6%
Mar 20038.3%
Dec 20029.1%
Sep 20029%
Jun 200210.2%
Mar 200210.2%
Dec 200110.7%
Sep 200111.4%
Jun 200110.6%
Mar 200111%
Dec 200011.5%
Sep 200010.7%
Jun 200011.7%
Mar 200011.8%
Dec 199910.2%
Sep 199910.1%
Jun 19998.6%
Mar 19996%
Dec 19985.9%
Sep 19986%
Jun 19985.9%
Mar 19986%
Dec 19975.5%
Sep 19975.4%
Jun 19974.6%
Mar 19974.3%
Dec 19964.5%
Sep 19964.5%
Jun 19965%
Mar 19966%
Dec 19955.6%
Sep 19954.8%
Jun 19953.8%
Mar 19954.3%
Dec 19944.1%
Sep 19944.7%
Jun 19945.2%
Mar 19943.8%
Dec 19933.9%
Sep 19933.4%
Jun 19933.3%
Mar 19932.8%
Dec 19922.6%
Sep 19923.8%
Jun 19922.7%
Mar 19922.9%
Dec 19913.8%
Sep 19911.8%
Jun 19912.5%
Mar 19911.7%
Dec 19900.3%
Sep 19901.2%
Jun 19901.9%
Mar 19903.6%
Dec 19893.7%
Sep 19893.6%
Jun 19892.3%
Mar 19891.9%
Dec 19883.8%
Sep 19882.4%
Jun 19883.8%
Mar 19884.5%
Dec 19875.2%
Sep 19875.8%
Jun 19877.9%
Mar 19874.9%
Dec 19863.7%
Sep 19868.5%
Jun 19861.8%
Mar 19864.2%
Dec 19853.6%
Sep 1985-0.7%
Jun 19853.9%
Mar 19852.9%
Dec 19845.4%
Sep 19844.3%
Jun 19841.5%
Mar 19843%
Dec 19831.5%
Sep 19838.9%
Jun 198321.5%
Mar 198322.6%
Dec 19822.3%
Sep 1982-2.6%
Jun 1982-6.6%
Mar 1982-9.9%
Dec 19812.2%
Sep 1981-1.4%
Jun 1981-1.4%
Mar 19812.6%
Dec 19806.3%
Sep 198010.3%
Jun 19807.6%
Mar 19807.5%
Dec 197912.4%
Sep 197915.2%
Jun 197916.1%
Mar 197921.7%
Dec 197820.2%
Sep 197818.6%
Jun 197820.1%
Mar 197814.7%
Dec 197713.8%
Sep 197713.7%
Jun 19778.7%

Source: FHFA house price index; recession dates from NBER · data through Q2 2026

FHFA's all-transactions index for the Minneapolis metro area in the second quarter of 2026 was 2.6% above its level a year earlier. Since 1977, prices have risen an average of 4.8% a year. That is the weakest reading since the second quarter of 2024. Nationally, prices were 3.0% higher than a year earlier.

Why it matters. Long-run context shows how the latest change in Minneapolis home prices compares with the market's own history, including the recessions shaded on the chart. When appreciation slows, sellers have less room for a list price to run ahead of recent sales, and buyers feel less pressure to stretch to keep up; when it speeds up, the reverse holds: list prices can run ahead of recent sales and buyers compete harder.

Price reconciliation

normal · 0.9pp

Redfin (metro)

+1.7%

FHFA HPI · Q2 2026

+2.6%

Year-over-year home-price change from two independent methods — Redfin (sale prices over the last 3 months) and FHFA (quarterly repeat-sales index). When they diverge, the market is mid-shift; cite the figure with that in mind.

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ZIP-level data

ZIPMedian list priceActive listingsNew listingsPrice reductionsDays on marketHome value
55016$441K↓154↑60↓52↓39↑$399K↑
55024$398K↓146↑48↑68↑46↑$400K↑
55044$567K↓285↑92↓112↑43↓$514K↑
55068$463K↓144↑40↓52↑41↑$408K↑
55124$310K↓176↑60↑72↑39↑$376K↑
55303$395K↓153↑52↓5640↑$384K↑
55304$650K↑168↑4848↑64↑$467K↑
55311$550K↑143↑48↓76↑40↑$500K↑
55330$466K↑156↑44↓52↓39↓$423K↑
55372$700K↓145↑44↓36↓51↑$522K↑
55379$450K↓171↑56↓72↑44↑$409K↑
55416$383K↑143↑44↑68↑42↓$410K↓

ZIP figures from Realtor.com listing data; home value from Zillow ZHVI. ZIP codes shown have the most complete listing-data history and active for-sale inventory in this metro; the latest available month is shown per ZIP. Arrows show the direction of each figure against the same three months a year earlier; no arrow means the change rounds to zero or the comparison isn't available.