Zip lookup · MN

55731
Ely, Minnesota.

Ely, Saint Louis County, MN · Duluth, MN-WI metro · population 5,361

What it costs per month · 55731 $1,484/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$846 (+133%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $15,079 +6%
$267,621$282,700 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $68,040 +32%
$214,660$282,700 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 55731 $1,484 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 55731$1,484
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.

Typical home values in zip 55731 rose 5.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Lake County, MN 51% · Saint Louis County, MN 49%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Ely, MN — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $282,700 as of Sep 2026
+5.6%year on year

Typical home value — 55731

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 55731 $282,700 Duluth $263,835 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 55731$282,700
  • Duluth$263,835
  • United States$366,157

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.