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Home values, rents and more in Lester Prairie, MN

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

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Typical home value
$320,000
Metro: $297,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+3.1%
Metro: +2.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
1,898
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$96,544
Metro: $80,084 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Lester Prairie, MN, shaded by typical home valueLester Prairie
  • Under $330k
  • $330k–$340k
  • $340k–$360k
  • $360k–$380k
  • $380k+
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ZIP codes around Lester Prairie, MN, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Lester Prairie is outlined.

How Lester Prairie compares

The typical home in Lester Prairie, MN is worth about $320,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Lester Prairie are 8% above the typical value in the Hutchinson metro area ($297,000) and 13% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Lester Prairie rose 3.1%, compared with +2.3% in the Hutchinson metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $96,544, against $80,084 in the Hutchinson metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 1,898 people live in Lester Prairie (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Lester Prairie has the 2nd-highest typical home value of the 8 cities in the Hutchinson metro area and the 277th-highest of 675 in Minnesota with Zillow figures.

Part of: McLeod County, MN · Hutchinson metro area · 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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