Zip lookup · MN

56501
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

Detroit Lakes, Becker County, MN · population 18,004

What it costs per month · 56501 $1,942/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,017 (+110%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $12,067 +3%
$357,880$369,947 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $73,472 +25%
$296,474$369,947 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 56501 $1,942 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 56501$1,942
  • 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 56501 rose 3.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Becker County, MN 92% · Otter Tail County, MN 8%

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

Typical home value $369,947 as of Sep 2026
+3.4%year on year

Typical home value — 56501

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 56501 $369,947 United States $366,157
$250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 56501$369,947
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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8.8 56511 Audubon 2,006 — $470,466
10.0 56578 Rochert 654 — $405,916
11.6 56521 Callaway 692 — $256,588
11.9 56544 Frazee 5,726 — $340,361
13.9 56587 Vergas 1,339 — $397,433
14.2 56554 Lake Park 2,752 — $407,620
16.5 56569 Ogema 1,324 — $286,454
20.0 56573 Perham 7,221 — $364,552

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