Lotvox market story
ZIP 55444
Hennepin County, MN
What homes are worth, what they cost to carry, how fast they sell — one step at a time.
- Typical home value
- $335,747
- 12-month change
- +0.6%
- Payment share of income
- 19.5%
This week since 2026-10-08: Payment share of income 19.5% (was 19.3%) · Monthly P&I $1,860 (was $1,838)
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Who's going to sell in 55444 this year?
Lotvox Turnover Index
Ranking every home in 55444 by how likely it is to sell
The Lotvox Turnover Index isn't offered for 55444 yet.
Where
55444 in Hennepin County, MN
55444 is one of 67 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Hennepin County, MN.
Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 25 of the 38 nearby ZIPs shown.
- Value rank among nearby ZIPs
- 25 of 38
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line boundaries; Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research
Local life
Schools in 55444
2 school locations in 55444: 2 elementary.
In alphabetical order: Monroe Elementary School - MSE, Spero Academy Brooklyn Park. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.
- School locations
- 2
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (school locations)
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What it costs
Home values
What homes are worth in 55444
In January 2000 the typical home in 55444 was worth $124,568.
Values peaked at $339,477 in March 2026. The latest reading is −1.1% from that peak.
As of August 2026: $335,747, +0.6% over twelve months.
- Typical home value
- $335,747
- 12-month change
- +0.6%
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research · data as of 2026-08-31
Housing pulse
Monthly cost vs. price
Start with the typical home: $335,747. Put 20% down and borrow $268,598 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.
That is $1,860 a month in principal and interest.
The median household here earns $114,545 a year, $9,545 a month. So the payment takes 19.5% of income — rated “affordable” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).
The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 7.2% in 2000.
- Payment share of income
- 19.5%
- Monthly P&I
- $1,860
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; Freddie Mac, 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States (MORTGAGE30US), retrieved from FRED®, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08-31
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The payment, at each month's rate
Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2000 (8.21%) the payment was $746.
In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $897.
By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $1,727 — +93% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +21%.
- Payment change since 2020
- +93%
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; Freddie Mac, 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States (MORTGAGE30US), retrieved from FRED®, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08
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Home value after inflation
Deflated with CPI-U (seasonally adjusted, FRED CPIAUCSL) to August 2026; the site's Housing pulse chart uses its own CPI series, so older months can differ slightly.
Reported values rose +170% since January 2000.
General prices (CPI-U) rose +97% over the same span.
Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2000 home was worth $245,848. So the real change is +37%, not +170%.
- Real change since 2000
- +37%
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), via FRED®, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08
Deflated with CPI-U (seasonally adjusted, FRED CPIAUCSL) to August 2026; the site's Housing pulse chart uses its own CPI series, so older months can differ slightly.
Home values
55444 against its neighbors
55444: +170% since January 2000.
Hennepin County: +161% since January 2000.
Minnesota: +178% since January 2000 — 55444 ran behind it by 9 points.
- Change since 2000
- +170%
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08
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55444 among Minnesota ZIPs
Against 772 Minnesota ZIP codes, 55444 sits at the 81st percentile for affordability (price vs local income).
6th for appreciation (recent value growth); 97th for rental yield (rent vs price).
- Affordability percentile
- 81st
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above)
Lotvox lens
Rent or own
Owning the typical home costs about $2,195 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $2,890 a month.
Price divided by a year's rent: 9.7. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.
- Price-to-rent
- 9.7
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), Zillow Research; Freddie Mac, 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States (MORTGAGE30US), retrieved from FRED®, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above)
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What's moving
Housing pulse
Sales pace vs. normal
Homes sold: about 19 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).
The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 27 — so sales ran at 70% of it, and below it in 22 of the last 24 months.
- Sales vs 2015–19 level
- 70%
Source: Redfin Data Center (market tracker data); Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08
New supply
Homes being permitted
Across Hennepin County, builders pulled permits for 3,491 new homes in 2025.
Of those, 44% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).
- Units permitted 2025
- 3,491
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey · data as of 2025
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Who's holding, who's leaving
Housing pulse
Migration and inventory
This ZIP sits in Hennepin County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 18,448 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 21,625 moved out.
Net across those counties: −3,177 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 19 in June 2026.
Most arrivals came from Ramsey, MN (5,844 households); most departures went to Ramsey, MN (6,020).
- Net households (top-10 flows)
- −3,177
Source: IRS Statistics of Income, county-to-county migration data; Redfin Data Center (market tracker data) · data as of 2026-06-01
County records
On the county rolls
County assessor records list 4,456 properties with a market value here. Their average assessed market value is $306,650; the typical home value is $335,747.
The assessor average sits −8.7% from the market figure — an average against a typical value, so treat it as a check, not a verdict.
- Properties on the roll
- 4,456
Source: County assessor and recorder public records; Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above)
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