Zimmerman, Minnesota.
Typical home $334,908 (+2.0% in a year). Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$896 (+104%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $6,693 +2%
- $328,215$334,908 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $50,154 +18%
- $284,753$334,908 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.
- Zimmerman$1,758
- Minnesota$1,831
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 21 years.
Typical home values in Zimmerman, MN rose 2.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Living in Zimmerman, Sherburne County, Minnesota
Zimmerman is a city of 6,189 people in Sherburne County. Half its households earn more than $85,645 a year and half less, against $105,466 across Sherburne County; 12% of its people live below the poverty line. 82% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 18% are rented. Unemployment in Sherburne County was 4.8% in August 2026, and the county had 1.8% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Sherburne County work in schools and health care, then manufacturing.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Zimmerman is a small city in Sherburne County, home to a younger population than is typical for many Minnesota towns. Most homes are lived in by their owners, and household incomes run below the county's. Winters are cold and snowy, with January the coldest month, and summers are warm, with July the warmest. Rain and melted snow add up to a fair amount over the year.
Work. Residents work mostly in schools, hospitals and social care, with manufacturing, shops and the building trades also employing many. Among the largest workplaces in Zimmerman are Zimmerman Middle High School, Westwood Elementary School and Community Living Options. Commutes are on the long side, and fewer adults hold a four-year degree than in many places.
Things to do. The St. Francis River and Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge are both a short drive away, offering water and protected open land close to town. Farther afield, Lake Maria State Park is a longer drive, a protected area worth a day trip. Elkhi Stadium, also a short drive away, is the nearest place for watching a game.
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- 2,202households
- 21%of adults have a degree
- 12%below the poverty line
- 34 mintypical commute
- 11%work from home
What people in Sherburne County work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Sherburne County had 28,584 jobs in 2025, 1.8% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 22° and lows near 4°; warmest in July, with highs near 83° and lows near 61°. About 36 inches of snow and 33 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Elk River weather station, 9 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Zimmerman
- Community Living OptionsIdd multi-service508
- Zimmerman Middle High SchoolElementary and secondary schools142
- LifesparkAssisted-living facilities without on-site nursing care facilities66
- Westwood Elementary SchoolElementary and secondary schools64
- Zimmerman Elementary SchoolElementary and secondary schools62
- Nelson NurseryPlug growing30
- ZimmermanMail and parcel delivery22
- Frauenshuh Hospitality Corporate - ZI:Quick service resturant20
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 8 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 914 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- Strong windRelatively high
- HailRelatively moderate
- LightningRelatively moderate
- Tornadoesrelatively high in parts of ZimmermanRelatively moderate
- Winter weatherRelatively moderate
- Cold wavesRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Zimmerman’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Sherburne County and the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro.
Zimmerman home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Zimmerman$334,908
- Minnesota$348,778
- United States$366,157
Levy by levy, and a check of one home’s own bill, the site covers Ohio’s property tax.
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 3 Zimmerman listings — the market is roughly in balance.
When this market ran hot
Each cell is that month's year-on-year home-value growth. Read left to right, top row is the latest year — the 2021–22 band is the boom.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Zimmerman30.39%
- United States26.90%
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Zimmerman26
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Zimmerman10
Zip codes with a Zimmerman address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Zimmerman — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.