56482
Wadena, Minnesota.
Wadena, Wadena County, MN · Fergus Falls, MN metro · population 7,619
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$615 (+118%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $6,810 +3%
- $209,763$216,573 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $42,893 +25%
- $173,680$216,573 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.
- 56482$1,137
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 16 years.
Typical home values in zip 56482 rose 3.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 3 counties: Wadena County, MN 54% · Otter Tail County, MN 44% · Todd County, MN 1%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Wadena, MN — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 56482
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 56482$216,573
- Fergus Falls$334,667
- 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 |
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| 9.9 | 56481 | Verndale | 2,255 | — | $250,652 |
| 10.5 | 56527 | Deer Creek | 881 | — | $258,398 |
| 10.5 | 56453 | Hewitt | 841 | — | $226,511 |
| 12.1 | 56567 | New York Mills | 3,367 | — | $278,558 |
| 14.1 | 56477 | Sebeka | 2,594 | — | $244,505 |
| 15.4 | 56437 | Bertha | 1,410 | — | $221,821 |
| 16.9 | 56479 | Staples | 5,021 | — | $219,361 |
| 17.8 | 56551 | Henning | 2,387 | — | $274,537 |
| 19.0 | 56571 | Ottertail | 1,745 | — | $371,399 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.