56401
Brainerd, Minnesota.
Brainerd, Crow Wing County, MN · Brainerd, MN metro · population 31,841
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$964 (+131%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $10,653 +3%
- $313,038$323,691 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $68,393 +27%
- $255,298$323,691 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.
- 56401$1,699
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 15 years.
Typical home values in zip 56401 rose 3.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Crow Wing County, MN 92% · Cass County, MN 8%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Brainerd, MN — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 56401
Against the Brainerd, MN metro and the national benchmark.
- 56401$1,012
- Brainerd$1,368
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 56401
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 56401$323,691
- Brainerd$358,249
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.9 | 56425 | Baxter | 8,932 | — | $367,735 |
| 10.3 | 56455 | Ironton | 1,688 | — | $267,014 |
| 12.6 | 56449 | Fort Ripley | 1,710 | — | $394,160 |
| 13.3 | 56444 | Deerwood | 3,331 | — | $426,977 |
| 14.4 | 56468 | Nisswa | 4,520 | — | $615,227 |
| 14.7 | 56465 | Merrifield | 2,476 | — | $457,329 |
| 14.9 | 56450 | Garrison | 983 | — | $270,767 |
| 17.5 | 56473 | Pillager | 3,518 | — | $330,163 |
| 19.3 | 56441 | Crosby | 3,348 | — | $241,050 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.