The median home in Columbia Heights, Minnesota is valued at $286,644, up 1.6% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,570, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 15.2x — near the national average of 18x. Columbia Heights is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$286,644

+1.6%

Rent$1,570/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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Stretch29.9% of income

Above 28% but manageable with cuts.

PITI$1,867

P/I29.9%

Afford$269K

Gap-$18K

P&I $1,449Tax $268Ins $150

Renting $297/mo cheaper ($1,570 rent)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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