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Home values, rents and more in Lakefield, MN

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$209,000
Minnesota: $349,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−1.2%
Minnesota: +2.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
1,507
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$71,648
Minnesota: $89,062 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Lakefield, MN, shaded by typical home valueLakefield
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ZIP codes around Lakefield, MN, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Lakefield is outlined.

How Lakefield compares

The typical home in Lakefield, MN is worth about $209,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Lakefield are 40% below the typical value in Minnesota ($349,000) and 43% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Lakefield fell 1.2%, compared with +2.3% in Minnesota and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $71,648, against $89,062 in Minnesota and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 1,507 people live in Lakefield (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Lakefield has the 127th-lowest typical home value of the 675 cities in Minnesota with Zillow figures.

Part of: Jackson County, MN · Minnesota

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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