The median home in Backus, Minnesota is valued at $270,614, up 3.9% year over year. Backus is part of the Brainerd, MN metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

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Home Value$270,614

+3.9%

AFFORDABILITY

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$54,123 on $270,614

Stretch — 28.3% of income

Above 28% but manageable with cuts.

PITI$1,771

P/I28.3%

Afford$267K

Gap-$3K

P&I $1,368Tax $253Ins $150

6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MN ins. 28% per HUD.

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Minnetonka Beach$2220K Woodland$1619K Greenwood$1602K Sunfish Lake$1156K Orono$1084K Medicine Lake$1082K Tonka Bay$1059K Deephaven$1018K

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