56026
Ellendale, Minnesota.
Ellendale, Freeborn County, MN · Albert Lea, MN metro · population 2,124
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$910 (+135%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $16,053 +6%
- $285,617$301,670 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $80,044 +36%
- $221,626$301,670 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.
- 56026$1,583
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.
Typical home values in zip 56026 rose 5.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 3 counties: Steele County, MN 60% · Freeborn County, MN 39% · Waseca County, MN 1%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Ellendale, MN — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 56026
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 56026$301,670
- Albert Lea$197,426
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.8 | 56035 | Geneva | 387 | — | $225,616 |
| 8.2 | 56016 | Clarks Grove | 989 | — | $223,789 |
| 8.9 | 56045 | Hollandale | 922 | — | $196,172 |
| 10.8 | 56042 | Hartland | 751 | — | $255,107 |
| 10.9 | 55917 | Blooming Prairie | 3,410 | — | $268,896 |
| 11.1 | 56072 | New Richland | 2,228 | — | $273,303 |
| 13.2 | 55060 | Owatonna | 29,599 | $1,081 | $295,054 |
| 14.9 | 56007 | Albert Lea | 21,377 | $1,043 | $182,428 |
| 15.1 | 56032 | Freeborn | 407 | — | $140,979 |
| 15.7 | 56043 | Hayward | 423 | — | $218,164 |
| 17.2 | 56093 | Waseca | 12,672 | — | $250,149 |
| 17.5 | 55924 | Claremont | 1,170 | — | $307,435 |
| 19.9 | 56009 | Alden | 1,527 | — | $238,117 |
| 20.0 | 56091 | Waldorf | 256 | — | $208,068 |
| 20.0 | 55912 | Austin | 29,632 | $1,161 | $189,158 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.