56055
Lake Crystal, Minnesota.
Lake Crystal, Blue Earth County, MN · Mankato, MN metro · population 3,898
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$827 (+123%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $8,452 +3%
- $277,503$285,955 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $66,189 +30%
- $219,766$285,955 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.
- 56055$1,501
- 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 56055 rose 3.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Lake Crystal, MN — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 56055
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 56055$285,955
- Mankato$305,707
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4 | 56034 | Garden City | 393 | — | $296,483 |
| 9.8 | 56003 | Mankato | 15,258 | $1,150 | $320,069 |
| 10.0 | 56062 | Madelia | 3,234 | — | $205,588 |
| 11.3 | 56021 | Courtland | 1,108 | — | $343,347 |
| 11.7 | 56090 | Vernon Center | 596 | — | $231,393 |
| 12.4 | 56037 | Good Thunder | 1,374 | — | $325,578 |
| 13.3 | 56001 | Mankato | 51,585 | $1,259 | $300,215 |
| 13.7 | 56074 | Nicollet | 1,845 | — | $323,356 |
| 13.9 | 56041 | Hanska | 1,039 | — | $314,816 |
| 16.5 | 56060 | Lewisville | 400 | — | $169,789 |
| 16.6 | 56010 | Amboy | 1,159 | — | $244,056 |
| 16.7 | 56073 | New Ulm | 17,339 | — | $250,639 |
| 17.4 | 56050 | Kasota | 1,306 | — | $351,777 |
| 18.8 | 56082 | Saint Peter | 14,606 | $1,166 | $298,355 |
| 19.5 | 56080 | Saint Clair | 672 | — | $245,516 |
| 19.9 | 56024 | Eagle Lake | 3,647 | $1,495 | $338,676 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.