Zip lookup · MN

56544
Perham, Minnesota.

Perham, Becker County, MN · Fergus Falls, MN metro · population 5,726

What it costs per month · 56544 $1,786/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$988 (+124%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $21,168 +7%
$319,193$340,361 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $74,724 +28%
$265,637$340,361 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.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 56544 $1,786 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 56544$1,786
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 14 years.

Typical home values in zip 56544 rose 6.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Becker County, MN 77% · Otter Tail County, MN 23%

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

Typical home value $340,361 as of Sep 2026
+6.6%year on year

Typical home value — 56544

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 56544 $340,361 Fergus Falls $334,667 United States $366,157
$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 56544$340,361
  • Fergus Falls$334,667
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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10.2 56573 Perham 7,221 — $364,552
11.9 56578 Rochert 654 — $405,916
11.9 56501 Detroit Lakes 18,004 — $369,947
15.1 56587 Vergas 1,339 — $397,433
15.5 56570 Osage 1,173 — $317,269
18.1 56567 New York Mills 3,367 — $278,558
18.7 56528 Dent 1,623 — $398,102

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