Towns with the most affordable housing in Minnesota

Ranked by our Housing affordability score out of 100, which is based on home prices compared with income, rent as a share of income, and the typical home price. Of the 363 towns in Minnesota with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Fairfax ranks first with a score of 86. Tracy and Redby follow, with 85 and 85. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

Rank	Town	Score	Home price compared with yearly income	Share of income spent on rent	Population
1	Fairfax	86	1.9×	8.6%	1,088
2	Tracy	85	1.7×	12.3%	2,057
3	Redby	85	1.9×	10.9%	1,495
4	Pipestone	84	1.7×	13.1%	4,129
5	Renville	84	1.8×	11.7%	1,503
6	Wells	84	1.7×	13.8%	2,296
7	Cottonwood	82	1.8×	8.4%	1,061
8	Jackson	82	1.8×	12.9%	3,287
9	Dawson	82	2.0×	10.2%	1,513
10	New Richland	82	2.0×	10.5%	1,184
11	Gilbert	81	1.9×	13.0%	1,697
12	Lakefield	81	1.9×	12.9%	1,507
13	Sherburn	80	1.8×	14.8%	1,015
14	Winnebago	80	1.9×	14.3%	1,280
15	Red Lake Falls	80	2.2×	9.5%	1,348
16	Madison	80	1.6×	16.4%	1,550
17	Babbitt	79	1.8×	15.8%	1,393
18	Canby	78	2.2×	12.1%	1,556
19	International Falls	78	2.1×	13.4%	5,642
20	Wheaton	78	1.9×	16.0%	1,389
21	Edgerton	78	1.9×	14.4%	1,104
22	Minneota	78	2.2×	10.4%	1,594
23	Red Lake	78	2.5×	9.8%	1,481
24	Caledonia	76	2.1×	13.2%	2,820
25	Aurora	76	2.3×	14.5%	1,792

Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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