56479
Staples, Minnesota.
Staples, Wadena County, MN · Brainerd, MN metro · population 5,021
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$664 (+136%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $15,926 +8%
- $203,435$219,361 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $52,576 +32%
- $166,785$219,361 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.
- 56479$1,151
- 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 56479 rose 7.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 3 counties: Todd County, MN 36% · Wadena County, MN 32% · Cass County, MN 32%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Staples, MN — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 56479
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 56479$219,361
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 56481 | Verndale | 2,255 | — | $250,652 |
| 7.7 | 56466 | Motley | 3,284 | — | $258,202 |
| 15.6 | 56473 | Pillager | 3,518 | — | $330,163 |
| 16.9 | 56482 | Wadena | 7,619 | — | $216,573 |
| 17.3 | 56477 | Sebeka | 2,594 | — | $244,505 |
| 18.1 | 56437 | Bertha | 1,410 | — | $221,821 |
| 19.7 | 56453 | Hewitt | 841 | — | $226,511 |
| 19.8 | 56443 | Cushing | 1,537 | — | $393,920 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.