Zip lookup · MN

56228
Cosmos, Minnesota.

Cosmos, Meeker County, MN · population 922

What it costs per month · 56228 $997/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$526 (+112%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $11,042 +6%
$178,956$189,998 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $31,870 +20%
$158,128$189,998 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 56228 $997 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 56228$997
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 19 years.

Typical home values in zip 56228 rose 6.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Meeker County, MN 93% · Renville County, MN 7%

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

Typical home value $189,998 as of Sep 2026
+6.2%year on year

Typical home value — 56228

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 56228 $189,998 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 56228$189,998
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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10.0 56253 Lake Lillian 740 — $300,045
11.9 55314 Buffalo Lake 1,187 — $218,474
13.0 55355 Litchfield 9,663 — $260,562
13.7 55342 Hector 1,973 — $213,807
14.2 55350 Hutchinson 18,610 $1,183 $298,220
14.3 56209 Atwater 2,570 — $283,561
14.9 55324 Darwin 1,179 — $383,853
15.8 55310 Bird Island 1,344 — $180,446
16.1 56243 Grove City 1,921 — $257,890
16.4 55385 Stewart 1,337 — $274,464
18.4 56251 Kandiyohi 949 — $274,758
19.3 56277 Olivia 2,905 — $197,703

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