Home values, rents and more in Polk County, MN
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Polk County, MN compares
The typical home in Polk County, MN is worth about $253,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Polk County, MN are 11% below the typical value in the Grand Forks metro area ($283,000) and 31% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Polk County, MN rose 5.9%, compared with +7.3% in the Grand Forks metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,014 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 10% below the Grand Forks metro area ($1,132) and 48% below the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $73,107, against $69,836 in the Grand Forks metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 30,545 people live in Polk County, MN (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Polk County, MN has the 36th-lowest typical home value of the 87 counties in Minnesota with Zillow figures.
Part of: Grand Forks metro area · Minnesota
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Cities in Polk County, MN
ZIP codes in Polk County, MN
- 56523 · Climax $205,000
- 56535 · Erskine $307,000
- 56540 · Fertile $243,000
- 56542 · Fosston $226,000
- 56556 · McIntosh $214,000
- 56592 · Winger $197,000
- 56646 · Gully $294,000
- 56684 · Trail $280,000
- 56716 · Crookston $187,000
- 56721 · East Grand Forks $297,000
- 56722 · Euclid $264,000
- 56723 · Fisher $281,000
- 56736 · Mentor $338,000
- 56762 · Warren $190,000
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.