Market Snapshot
Report generated March 2026
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,930 ↑ 1.5% since 2020 |
| Median Household Income | $59,498 20% below national median |
| Median Home Value | $235,100 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.8% |
| Median Age | 56.5 years |
| Housing Vacancy Rate | 51.2% |
| Total Land Sales (Past 12 Months) | 127 transactions |
| Active Listings | 54 properties |
| Avg Days on Market | 254 days |
Rural Land Sales (1+ Acres) (Mar 2025 – Mar 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Price/Acre | $3,262 |
| Recent Sales | 113 transactions |
| Avg Days on Market | 203 days |
| Avg Parcel Size | 44.09 acres |
| Active Listings | 35 properties |
Recent Rural Land Sales
| Date | Acres | Price | $/Acre | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026New | 40.00 | $95,000 | $2,375 | 29706 Kestrel Ave | Sturgeon Lake |
| Mar 2026New | 10.13 | $497,200 | $49,082 | 22535 Cedar Lake Dr | Aitkin |
| Feb 2026 | 6.94 | $56,000 | $8,069 | 493 Lane | McGregor |
| Feb 2026 | 74.20 | $225,000 | $3,032 | Tbdxx State Hwy #65 | Jacobson |
| Feb 2026 | 10.00 | $52,000 | $5,200 | 13475 150th Ln | Finlayson |
| Feb 2026 | 40.00 | $72,000 | $1,800 | Tbd 120th Pl | Tamarack |
| Jan 2026 | 39.50 | $85,000 | $2,152 | 70026400 321st Ln | Aitkin |
| Jan 2026 | 80.00 | $204,900 | $2,561 | 31493 480th St | Palisade |
| Jan 2026 | 619.52 | $1,150,000 | $1,856 | 37791 390th Ave | Aitkin |
| Dec 2025 | 36.57 | $105,000 | $2,871 | 359th Ln | Aitkin |
| Date | Acres | Price | $/Acre | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 36.57 | $105,000 | $2,871 | 359th St | McGregor |
| Dec 2025 | 78.60 | $306,000 | $3,893 | 16466 220th St #X | Mc Grath |
| Dec 2025 | 109.77 | $110,000 | $1,002 | Tbd State Highway 210 | McGregor |
| Dec 2025 | 80.00 | $96,000 | $1,200 | 170th Ave | McGregor |
| Dec 2025 | 78.29 | $200,000 | $2,555 | Xxx Dam Lake St | Aitkin |
| Dec 2025 | 39.87 | $160,000 | $4,013 | 340th Ave | Hill City |
| Dec 2025 | 74.00 | $225,000 | $3,041 | Tbd Grove St | Palisade |
| Nov 2025 | 5.15 | $55,000 | $10,680 | 14440 State Highway 27 | Sturgeon Lake |
| Nov 2025 | 20.00 | $78,500 | $3,925 | 278th Lane Millward | Sturgeon Lake |
| Nov 2025 | 68.45 | $163,000 | $2,381 | 155th Pl | Sturgeon Lake |
| Nov 2025 | 38.38 | $95,700 | $2,493 | 39524 Kestrel Ave | Tamarack |
| Nov 2025 | 2.63 | $195,000 | $74,144 | 21796 442nd Pl | Aitkin |
| Nov 2025 | 3.19 | $58,900 | $18,464 | State Highway 200 | Swatara |
| Nov 2025 | 25.80 | $225,000 | $8,721 | X 299th Pl | Aitkin |
| Nov 2025 | 3.12 | $15,000 | $4,808 | 65 Tbd State Hwy | Jacobson |
| Nov 2025 | 30.00 | $80,000 | $2,667 | 180th Ln | Mc Grath |
| Nov 2025 | 30.00 | $80,000 | $2,667 | 180th Ln | Mc Grath |
| Nov 2025 | 1.95 | $65,000 | $33,333 | Tbd Long Point Pl | McGregor |
| Nov 2025 | 120.00 | $140,000 | $1,167 | 25464 560th St | Palisade |
| Oct 2025 | 9.54 | $155,000 | $16,247 | 32 290th St | Sandstone |
| Oct 2025 | 2.66 | $50,000 | $18,797 | 35 453rd Ln | Palisade |
| Oct 2025 | 3.90 | $69,900 | $17,923 | 45 289th Ln | Aitkin |
| Oct 2025 | 6.50 | $155,000 | $23,846 | 39700 257th Ave | McGregor |
| Oct 2025 | 4.42 | $70,000 | $15,837 | 43828 330th Ln | Aitkin |
| Oct 2025 | 20.00 | $49,000 | $2,450 | Highway 27 | McGregor |
| Oct 2025 | 5.80 | $105,000 | $18,103 | 13407 193rd Pl | Mc Grath |
| Oct 2025 | 65.89 | $188,000 | $2,853 | 30053 400th St | Aitkin |
| Oct 2025 | 183.00 | $480,000 | $2,623 | 540th St | Palisade |
| Oct 2025 | 40.00 | $107,000 | $2,675 | 350th Ave | Hill City |
| Oct 2025 | 43.04 | $23,500 | $546 | Tbd State Highway 210 | McGregor |
| Oct 2025 | 37.46 | $117,000 | $3,123 | W County Line Rd | Hill City |
| Sep 2025 | 5.00 | $50,000 | $10,000 | 172nd Pl | McGregor |
| Sep 2025 | 80.00 | $60,000 | $750 | Tbd 200th Ave | McGregor |
| Sep 2025 | 20.00 | $77,000 | $3,850 | 23989 180th St | Mc Grath |
| Sep 2025 | 79.50 | $331,000 | $4,164 | 17093 160th Ln | Finlayson |
| Sep 2025 | 19.62 | $55,000 | $2,803 | 0 Highway 65 | Isle |
| Sep 2025 | 1.12 | $65,000 | $58,036 | 47063 185th Ave | McGregor |
| Sep 2025 | 1.00 | $32,000 | $32,000 | State Highway 200 | Hill City |
| Sep 2025 | 2.43 | $44,000 | $18,107 | State Highway 47 | Isle |
| Sep 2025 | 4.12 | $175,000 | $42,476 | 34560 State Highway 200 | Hill City |
| Sep 2025 | 3.19 | $32,000 | $10,031 | Tbd Highway 200 Hill Lake Twp | Hill City |
| Sep 2025 | 40.00 | $57,500 | $1,438 | 150th St | Isle |
| Aug 2025 | 74.00 | $328,000 | $4,432 | 41993 590th St | Swatara |
| Aug 2025 | 40.00 | $123,050 | $3,076 | 25208 Kestrel Ave | Mc Grath |
| Aug 2025 | 3.96 | $50,000 | $12,626 | 337XX State Highway 18 | Aitkin |
| Aug 2025 | 3.19 | $55,550 | $17,414 | 31 State Highway 47 | Aitkin |
| Aug 2025 | 80.00 | $198,500 | $2,481 | 30494 110th Pl | Sturgeon Lake |
| Aug 2025 | 2.79 | $55,000 | $19,713 | 33314 350th Ave | Aitkin |
| Aug 2025 | 74.00 | $98,000 | $1,324 | Highway 169 | Palisade |
| Aug 2025 | 40.00 | $120,000 | $3,000 | Xxx Nature Ave | Palisade |
| Aug 2025 | 7.85 | $58,000 | $7,389 | 14727 Sprandel Rd | Finlayson |
| Aug 2025 | 12.02 | $112,500 | $9,359 | 40260 State Highway 18 | Aitkin |
| Aug 2025 | 40.00 | $130,500 | $3,262 | 18 160th Ln | Finlayson |
| Aug 2025 | 40.00 | $90,000 | $2,250 | 18029 420th St | McGregor |
| Aug 2025 | 80.00 | $298,000 | $3,725 | 0 280th Pl | Aitkin |
| Jul 2025 | 1.98 | $225,000 | $113,636 | 49374 372nd Pl | Palisade |
| Jul 2025 | 44.36 | $67,620 | $1,524 | 425 Place | Aitkin |
| Jul 2025 | 221.44 | $317,500 | $1,434 | (undisclosed Address) | McGregor |
| Jul 2025 | 10.00 | $34,900 | $3,490 | 10AC 170th Pl | McGregor |
| Jul 2025 | 120.00 | $230,000 | $1,917 | Xxx1 120th St | Finlayson |
| Jul 2025 | 49.50 | $99,000 | $2,000 | 16025 370th Ln | McGregor |
| Jul 2025 | 40.00 | $132,250 | $3,306 | 37920 170th Pl | McGregor |
| Jul 2025 | 1.08 | $40,000 | $37,037 | 183rd St | Isle |
| Jul 2025 | 40.00 | $119,000 | $2,975 | 40581 509th Ln | Palisade |
| Jul 2025 | 1.28 | $167,500 | $130,859 | 27819 438th Ln | Palisade |
| Jul 2025 | 40.00 | $75,000 | $1,875 | 370 Lane | McGregor |
| Jul 2025 | 40.00 | $155,000 | $3,875 | 36863 610th St | Hill City |
| Jun 2025 | 51.22 | $108,000 | $2,109 | 330th Ln | Aitkin |
| Jun 2025 | 20.00 | $80,000 | $4,000 | 23122 435th St | McGregor |
| Jun 2025 | 2.50 | $135,500 | $54,200 | 19948 Goshawk St | McGregor |
| Jun 2025 | 40.00 | $108,000 | $2,700 | Ut Rd #599 | Swatara |
| Jun 2025 | 99.65 | $245,000 | $2,459 | 19 310th Ave | Isle |
| Jun 2025 | 40.00 | $77,500 | $1,938 | 288th Ln | Aitkin |
| Jun 2025 | 36.70 | $205,000 | $5,586 | 17764 200th Ave | Mc Grath |
| Jun 2025 | 40.00 | $80,000 | $2,000 | Xxx 120th Pl | Tamarack |
| Jun 2025 | 40.00 | $83,000 | $2,075 | 600th St | Jacobson |
| Jun 2025 | 3.00 | $225,000 | $75,000 | 35080 440th Pl | Aitkin |
| Jun 2025 | 39.18 | $135,000 | $3,446 | 33395 289th Pl | Aitkin |
| Jun 2025 | 2.81 | $69,900 | $24,875 | Tbd Highway 200 | Hill City |
| May 2025 | 80.00 | $180,000 | $2,250 | 48613 334th Pl | Palisade |
| May 2025 | 1.26 | $43,000 | $34,127 | 526th St | McGregor |
| May 2025 | 1.69 | $62,000 | $36,686 | 43515 373rd Ln | Aitkin |
| May 2025 | 5.20 | $119,000 | $22,885 | 33286 433rd Pl | Aitkin |
| May 2025 | 1.01 | $148,000 | $146,535 | 43396 274th Ln Lot 5 | Aitkin |
| May 2025 | 23.20 | $70,000 | $3,017 | 350th Ave | Aitkin |
| Apr 2025 | 5.65 | $65,000 | $11,504 | Xx 233rd Pl | Jacobson |
| Apr 2025 | 40.00 | $100,000 | $2,500 | 31780 170th St | Isle |
| Apr 2025 | 1.41 | $43,000 | $30,496 | 52067 183rd Ave | McGregor |
| Apr 2025 | 153.97 | $485,000 | $3,150 | 11612 State Highway 65 | Mc Grath |
| Apr 2025 | 20.00 | $42,000 | $2,100 | 360th St | Aitkin |
| Apr 2025 | 11.04 | $135,000 | $12,228 | 67182 Great River Rd | Jacobson |
| Apr 2025 | 200.00 | $269,900 | $1,350 | 53022 Us Highway 169 | Palisade |
| Apr 2025 | 1.33 | $220,000 | $165,414 | 69183 350th Pl | Hill City |
| Mar 2025 | 73.94 | $160,000 | $2,164 | Xxx Kestrel Ave | Tamarack |
| Mar 2025 | 40.00 | $35,000 | $875 | 170th Pl | McGregor |
| Mar 2025 | 2.72 | $70,000 | $25,735 | Xxx 190th St | Isle |
| Mar 2025 | 80.00 | $85,000 | $1,062 | Tbd 560th St | Palisade |
| Mar 2025 | 20.00 | $67,000 | $3,350 | 59164 240th Ave | Jacobson |
| Mar 2025 | 40.00 | $100,000 | $2,500 | PARCEL 359th Ln #C | Aitkin |
| Mar 2025 | 20.00 | $65,000 | $3,250 | NULLB 359th Ln | Aitkin |
| Mar 2025 | 11.23 | $81,000 | $7,213 | 23577 480th St | McGregor |
| Mar 2025 | 18.43 | $52,500 | $2,849 | 470th St | Palisade |
| Mar 2025 | 127.00 | $156,000 | $1,228 | 15766 320th Ln | McGregor |
Suburban/Urban Land Sales (Under 1 Acre) (Sep 2025 – Mar 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Lot Price | $44,500 |
| Recent Sales | 14 transactions |
| Avg Days on Market | 111 days |
| Avg Parcel Size | 0.31 acres |
| Active Listings | 19 properties |
Recent Suburban/Urban Land Sales
| Date | Acres | Price | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026New | 0.08 | $26,000 | LOT 43 London Town | Aitkin |
| Feb 2026 | 0.27 | $5,500 | 302XX 480th St | Palisade |
| Jan 2026 | 0.08 | $24,000 | C3-12 Sherwood Forest Rd | Aitkin |
| Jan 2026 | 0.07 | $53,000 | L6 3&4 London | Aitkin |
| Dec 2025 | 0.71 | $215,000 | 43021 325th Pl | Palisade |
| Nov 2025 | 0.07 | $36,000 | 13 London Town | Aitkin |
| Nov 2025 | 0.07 | $9,000 | 32 Canterbury Town | Aitkin |
| Oct 2025 | 0.55 | $95,000 | 7 & 8 Red Oak Ct | Aitkin |
| Oct 2025 | 0.79 | $35,000 | 450 6th Ave SE | Aitkin |
| Oct 2025 | 0.70 | $71,500 | 19288 328th Ave | Isle |
| Date | Acres | Price | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 0.66 | $15,000 | 326th Ave | Isle |
| Oct 2025 | 0.07 | $45,000 | 33 Canterbury Town | Aitkin |
| Sep 2025 | 0.09 | $44,500 | 9 Derby Town | Aitkin |
| Sep 2025 | 0.07 | $48,000 | C8-16 Sherwood Forest Rd | Aitkin |
County Profile
| Demographic | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Population (2023) | 15,930 |
| Population (2020) | 15,697 |
| Population Growth | 1.48% |
| Median Household Income | $59,498 |
| Median Home Value | $235,100 |
| Total Housing Units | 14,203 |
| Vacant Housing Units | 7,268 |
| Housing Vacancy Rate | 51.2% |
| Median Age | 56.5 |
| Bachelor's Degree or Higher | 1,615 (10.1%) |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.8% |
Market Overview
Aitkin County, Minnesota has a population of 15,930, which has grown 1.48% since 2020. The median household income is $59,498, below the national median of $74,580 by 20.2%. The housing vacancy rate of 51.2% suggests soft market conditions. As part of Minnesota, Aitkin County benefits from the state's growing interest in vacant land investment. Recent rural land sales show a median price of $3,284 per acre, with properties averaging 42.90 acres. There are currently 54 active land listings in the county.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current population of Aitkin County, Minnesota?
As of the 2023 American Community Survey, Aitkin County has a population of 15,930. The county has grown 1.48% since the 2020 Census, indicating a growing community.
What is the median household income in Aitkin County?
The median household income in Aitkin County is $59,498, which is 20.2% below the national median of $74,580.
Is Aitkin County growing or shrinking?
Aitkin County is growing. The population has increased 1.48% since 2020.
What is the housing market like in Aitkin County?
The median home value in Aitkin County is $235,100. The housing vacancy rate is 51.2%, which suggests soft market conditions. The unemployment rate is 5.8%, reflecting the local economic conditions. Recent rural land sales (1+ acres) show a median price of $3,284 per acre. Suburban/urban lots under 1 acre have a median lot price of $36,000.
Does Reelvest buy land in Aitkin County, Minnesota?
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Data Sources: Market data reflects recent vacant land transactions in the county. Demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025). Updated monthly.