The Minnesota cities with the strongest composite momentum scores.
Minnesota cities ranked by our composite momentum score — recent price changes, distance from peak, and population growth.
Use this list as a within-state shortlist; for full data, open any city profile.
1Bemidji, MNBemidji · pop 15,73379Hot$216,534median home+5.7%home YoY 2Austin, MNAustin · pop 26,69076Rising$189,187median home+6.0%home YoY 3Kasson, MNRochester · pop 7,20775Rising$330,141median home+5.3%home YoY 4Princeton, MNMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington · pop 5,32975Rising$372,066median home+2.9%home YoY 5Mankato, MNMankato · pop 46,45974Rising$304,881median home+4.1%home YoY 6Alexandria, MNAlexandria · pop 14,91474Rising$295,875median home+4.8%home YoY 7Marshall, MNMarshall · pop 13,99674Rising$243,006median home+8.2%home YoY 8Worthington, MNWorthington · pop 13,75474Rising$248,302median home+8.6%home YoY 9Hermantown, MNDuluth · pop 10,26574Rising$428,478median home+7.9%home YoY 10Baxter, MNBrainerd · pop 9,18674Rising$367,823median home+3.6%home YoY 11Duluth, MNDuluth · pop 87,98673Rising$292,800median home+6.8%home YoY 12Oakdale, MNMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington · pop 30,44173Rising$358,217median home+4.2%home YoY 13New Ulm, MNNew Ulm · pop 13,97073Rising$246,129median home+7.9%home YoY 14Orono, MNMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington · pop 8,22873Rising$1,130,546median home+6.8%home YoY 15Byron, MNRochester · pop 6,80973Rising$401,843median home+4.2%home YoY 16Newport, MNMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington · pop 5,41573Rising$343,778median home+2.9%home YoY 18Hibbing, MNDuluth · pop 15,94072Rising$159,691median home+7.4%home YoY 19St. Peter, MNMankato · pop 12,45672Rising$296,828median home+4.5%home YoY 20East Bethel, MNMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington · pop 12,28872Rising$424,554median home+4.5%home YoY 21North Branch, MNMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington · pop 12,25872Rising$354,312median home+2.1%home YoY 22Cambridge, MNMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington · pop 10,97472Rising$326,736median home+1.4%home YoY 23Minnetrista, MNMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington · pop 9,09172Rising$686,148median home+2.6%home YoY 24Virginia, MNDuluth · pop 8,26772Rising$132,281median home+8.8%home YoY 25Isanti, MNMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington · pop 7,49372Rising$332,848median home+2.4%home YoY Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.