55609
Knife River, Minnesota.
Knife River, Lake County, MN · Duluth, MN-WI metro · population 131
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,233 (+125%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $30,748 +8%
- $392,027$422,775 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $93,838 +29%
- $328,938$422,775 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.
- 55609$2,219
- 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 55609 rose 7.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Lake County, MN 100% · Saint Louis County, MN 0%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Knife River, MN — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 55609
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 55609$422,775
- Duluth$263,835
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 55804 | Duluth | 15,922 | $2,204 | $363,918 |
| 14.3 | 55803 | Duluth | 17,662 | $2,300 | $360,661 |
| 17.2 | 55812 | Duluth | 10,859 | $1,336 | $351,046 |
| 18.5 | 55805 | Duluth | 10,602 | $1,346 | $221,356 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.