Zip lookup · MN

56481
Verndale, Minnesota.

Verndale, Wadena County, MN · population 2,255

What it costs per month · 56481 $1,316/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$708 (+116%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $11,485 +5%
$239,167$250,652 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $40,079 +19%
$210,573$250,652 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 56481 $1,316 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 56481$1,316
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 20 years.

Typical home values in zip 56481 rose 4.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Wadena County, MN 74% · Todd County, MN 18% · Cass County, MN 8%

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

Typical home value $250,652 as of Sep 2026
+4.8%year on year

Typical home value — 56481

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 56481 $250,652 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 56481$250,652
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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7.2 56479 Staples 5,021 — $219,361
9.9 56482 Wadena 7,619 — $216,573
12.6 56477 Sebeka 2,594 — $244,505
14.9 56466 Motley 3,284 — $258,202
15.1 56453 Hewitt 841 — $226,511
16.1 56437 Bertha 1,410 — $221,821
19.4 56527 Deer Creek 881 — $258,398

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