The median home in Baxter, Minnesota is valued at $351,471, up 3.5% year over year. Baxter is part of the Brainerd, MN metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$351,471

+3.5%

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$70,294 on $351,471

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Out of reach36.1% of income

Need $96,643/yr to afford.

PITI$2,255

P/I36.1%

Afford$273K

Gap-$79K

P&I $1,777Tax $328Ins $150

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

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Other cities in Minnesota

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Minnetonka Beach$2.22M Woodland$1.62M Greenwood$1.6M Sunfish Lake$1.16M Orono$1.08M Medicine Lake$1.08M Tonka Bay$1.06M Deephaven$1.02M

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