Market Snapshot
Report generated March 2026
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 45,141 ↑ 0.3% since 2020 |
| Median Household Income | $66,380 11% below national median |
| Median Home Value | $212,000 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.8% |
| Median Age | 46.9 years |
| Housing Vacancy Rate | 27.7% |
| Total Land Sales (Past 12 Months) | 124 transactions |
| Active Listings | 74 properties |
| Avg Days on Market | 296 days |
Rural Land Sales (1+ Acres) (Mar 2025 – Mar 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Price/Acre | $5,486 |
| Recent Sales | 118 transactions |
| Avg Days on Market | 195 days |
| Avg Parcel Size | 24.90 acres |
| Active Listings | 49 properties |
Recent Rural Land Sales
| Date | Acres | Price | $/Acre | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026New | 9.26 | $99,500 | $10,745 | Timberline Dr | Grand Rapids |
| Mar 2026New | 39.91 | $105,000 | $2,631 | 14730 County Road 25 | Wawina |
| Feb 2026 | 40.16 | $79,000 | $1,967 | Mushgee Rd | Deer River |
| Feb 2026 | 39.84 | $95,000 | $2,385 | 25 Itasca Country | Floodwood |
| Feb 2026 | 29.69 | $73,000 | $2,459 | S Ted Peterson Rd | Bigfork |
| Feb 2026 | 1.36 | $95,000 | $69,853 | W Amen Lake Rd | Deer River |
| Feb 2026 | 58.30 | $107,500 | $1,844 | Itasca County | Paynesville |
| Feb 2026 | 58.20 | $107,500 | $1,847 | Itasca County | Paynesville |
| Feb 2026 | 58.30 | $107,500 | $1,844 | County Road 31 | Wirt |
| Feb 2026 | 58.20 | $107,500 | $1,847 | Tbd2 County Rd #31 | Wirt |
| Date | Acres | Price | $/Acre | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 3.20 | $32,800 | $10,250 | 6 Rippling Oak Ridge River Dr | Pengilly |
| Jan 2026 | 53.10 | $90,000 | $1,695 | County Road 10 | Warba |
| Jan 2026 | 11.81 | $50,000 | $4,234 | 52468 County Road 29 | Wirt |
| Jan 2026 | 6.80 | $60,000 | $8,824 | County Road 427 | Grand Rapids |
| Jan 2026 | 1.80 | $147,900 | $82,167 | PARCEL County Road 35 #A | Deer River |
| Dec 2025 | 1.17 | $19,900 | $17,009 | 29606 E Bass Lake Rd | Grand Rapids |
| Dec 2025 | 25.07 | $175,000 | $6,980 | 40826 County Road 311 | Deer River |
| Dec 2025 | 22.80 | $70,000 | $3,070 | 37139 Hanson Rd | Bigfork |
| Dec 2025 | 4.10 | $84,000 | $20,488 | Snowball Rd | Pengilly |
| Dec 2025 | 9.98 | $47,000 | $4,709 | 32241 State Highway 1 | Effie |
| Dec 2025 | 22.00 | $62,000 | $2,818 | 26299 County Road 11 | Cohasset |
| Dec 2025 | 40.10 | $85,000 | $2,120 | 64636 County Road 235 | Effie |
| Nov 2025 | 14.40 | $74,900 | $5,201 | 40 Tbd Co Rd | Effie |
| Nov 2025 | 4.60 | $100,000 | $21,739 | 64599 S Pickerel Rd | Effie |
| Nov 2025 | 39.74 | $40,000 | $1,007 | Tbd River Rd | Grand Rapids |
| Nov 2025 | 2.50 | $215,000 | $86,000 | 53550 Little Bear Trl | Bigfork |
| Nov 2025 | 7.56 | $175,000 | $23,148 | Tbdxx County Rd #19 | Deer River |
| Nov 2025 | 79.70 | $100,000 | $1,255 | Feeley #3 | Warba |
| Oct 2025 | 9.70 | $90,000 | $9,278 | 30264 S Plantation Lake Ln | Bovey |
| Oct 2025 | 6.90 | $33,000 | $4,783 | Easy St | Floodwood |
| Oct 2025 | 40.20 | $70,000 | $1,741 | Tbd Co Road 60 | Bovey |
| Oct 2025 | 37.70 | $151,000 | $4,005 | Danson Rd | Grand Rapids |
| Oct 2025 | 3.87 | $130,000 | $33,592 | N White Swan Lake Rd | Bigfork |
| Oct 2025 | 78.25 | $31,500 | $403 | Baumgartner Rd | Deer River |
| Oct 2025 | 6.60 | $75,000 | $11,364 | 25570 County Road 59 | Bovey |
| Oct 2025 | 3.22 | $105,000 | $32,609 | 36002 County Road 238 | Deer River |
| Oct 2025 | 37.31 | $69,000 | $1,849 | Tbd State Highway 1 | Effie |
| Oct 2025 | 40.00 | $98,500 | $2,462 | 39499 Northwood Rd | Nashwauk |
| Oct 2025 | 6.30 | $105,000 | $16,667 | Melody Rd | Grand Rapids |
| Oct 2025 | 2.20 | $50,000 | $22,727 | Tbd S Highway 169 | Grand Rapids |
| Oct 2025 | 114.40 | $160,000 | $1,399 | Highway 65 | Nashwauk |
| Sep 2025 | 31.30 | $70,000 | $2,236 | Tbd County Road 19 | Deer River |
| Sep 2025 | 3.08 | $144,000 | $46,753 | Tbd S Sugar Ln | Cohasset |
| Sep 2025 | 39.63 | $50,000 | $1,262 | 61075 County Road 236 | Bigfork |
| Sep 2025 | 26.29 | $35,000 | $1,331 | 65 Tbd State Hwy | Nashwauk |
| Sep 2025 | 1.27 | $125,000 | $98,425 | 29986 W Splithand Rd | Grand Rapids |
| Sep 2025 | 1.30 | $70,000 | $53,846 | 1st St | Nashwauk |
| Sep 2025 | 40.39 | $90,000 | $2,228 | Northwind Rd | Marcell |
| Sep 2025 | 12.03 | $69,000 | $5,736 | Turtle River Rd | Marcell |
| Sep 2025 | 12.39 | $139,900 | $11,291 | 0 County Road 91 | Grand Rapids |
| Sep 2025 | 1.26 | $35,500 | $28,175 | LOT 8 Woodland Dr | Deer River |
| Sep 2025 | 39.32 | $79,000 | $2,009 | 22703 County Road 434 | Bovey |
| Sep 2025 | 1.42 | $50,000 | $35,211 | Tbd Piquant Way | Cohasset |
| Sep 2025 | 59.36 | $125,000 | $2,106 | 40257 State Highway 65 | Nashwauk |
| Sep 2025 | 2.50 | $23,500 | $9,400 | Tbd County Road 35 | Deer River |
| Sep 2025 | 1.95 | $150,000 | $76,923 | 14 Nicholas St | Grand Rapids |
| Sep 2025 | 14.50 | $47,000 | $3,241 | County Road 440 | Coleraine |
| Sep 2025 | 3.91 | $50,000 | $12,788 | 41967 Highway 65 | Nashwauk |
| Aug 2025 | 4.31 | $31,200 | $7,239 | 4227 State Highway 38 | Grand Rapids |
| Aug 2025 | 2.42 | $39,000 | $16,116 | 36719 State Highway 65 | Nashwauk |
| Aug 2025 | 1.28 | $40,000 | $31,250 | 11 & 1/2 Pine Tree Ln #10 | Coleraine |
| Aug 2025 | 3.23 | $42,000 | $13,003 | 27908 Sunset Point Rd | Cohasset |
| Aug 2025 | 4.39 | $20,000 | $4,556 | Mallum Dr | Bovey |
| Aug 2025 | 63.80 | $350,000 | $5,486 | 2829 E Highway 2 | Grand Rapids |
| Aug 2025 | 5.50 | $32,000 | $5,818 | 3 An Riv | Pengilly |
| Aug 2025 | 28.94 | $110,000 | $3,801 | 37106 Northview Rd | Nashwauk |
| Aug 2025 | 79.60 | $207,900 | $2,612 | 41181 County Road 242 | Cohasset |
| Jul 2025 | 3.10 | $57,000 | $18,387 | 38093 County Road 45 | Marcell |
| Jul 2025 | 7.41 | $27,000 | $3,644 | State Highway 65 & Kreklow Rd | Goodland |
| Jul 2025 | 7.30 | $242,500 | $33,219 | 46605 County Road 35 | Deer River |
| Jul 2025 | 11.00 | $40,000 | $3,636 | Northview Rd | Nashwauk |
| Jul 2025 | 2.39 | $20,000 | $8,368 | LOT 1 County Road 238 | Deer River |
| Jul 2025 | 1.75 | $36,000 | $20,571 | LOT 3 Woodland Dr | Deer River |
| Jul 2025 | 2.24 | $36,000 | $16,071 | LOT 4 Woodland Dr | Deer River |
| Jul 2025 | 2.23 | $36,000 | $16,143 | LOT 5 Woodland Dr | Deer River |
| Jul 2025 | 3.56 | $36,000 | $10,112 | LOT 9 Woodland Dr | Deer River |
| Jul 2025 | 2.80 | $390,000 | $139,286 | NULLC Ladyslipper Ln | Grand Rapids |
| Jul 2025 | 3.00 | $215,000 | $71,667 | NULLA Ladyslipper Ln | Grand Rapids |
| Jul 2025 | 3.10 | $165,000 | $53,226 | NULLB Ladyslipper Ln | Grand Rapids |
| Jul 2025 | 39.82 | $59,900 | $1,504 | Feeley #3 | Warba |
| Jul 2025 | 112.00 | $425,000 | $3,795 | County Road 56 | Nashwauk |
| Jul 2025 | 117.10 | $140,000 | $1,196 | 67241 State Highway 65 | Togo |
| Jul 2025 | 7.37 | $77,000 | $10,448 | X N Pinewood Dr | Bovey |
| Jul 2025 | 76.38 | $178,000 | $2,330 | 18131 County Road 433 | Swan River |
| Jul 2025 | 3.63 | $43,000 | $11,846 | 47530 Bourman Rd | Wirt |
| Jul 2025 | 36.97 | $45,000 | $1,217 | 1 Tbd Hwy | Effie |
| Jul 2025 | 40.24 | $103,700 | $2,577 | Tbd Little Whitefish Trl | Nashwauk |
| Jun 2025 | 20.33 | $88,000 | $4,329 | 25617 North Rd | Bovey |
| Jun 2025 | 41.35 | $68,000 | $1,644 | LOT 1 Hanson Lake Rd | Grand Rapids |
| Jun 2025 | 40.24 | $73,000 | $1,814 | Country Rd #55 | Nashwauk |
| Jun 2025 | 5.10 | $45,000 | $8,824 | 66535 County Road 533 | Effie |
| Jun 2025 | 17.20 | $41,000 | $2,384 | County Road 533 | Effie |
| Jun 2025 | 20.80 | $92,000 | $4,423 | 34780 Freestone Rd | Grand Rapids |
| Jun 2025 | 21.46 | $285,000 | $13,281 | Forest Rd #2196E | Squaw Lake |
| Jun 2025 | 18.60 | $93,000 | $5,000 | 18796 River Rd | Grand Rapids |
| Jun 2025 | 275.00 | $555,000 | $2,018 | County Road 20 | Goodland |
| Jun 2025 | 2.40 | $12,000 | $5,000 | Cedar St | Bigfork |
| Jun 2025 | 5.75 | $34,000 | $5,913 | Trout Lake Rd | Coleraine |
| May 2025 | 19.51 | $68,000 | $3,485 | County Road 83 | Pengilly |
| May 2025 | 2.55 | $29,000 | $11,373 | Tbd | Pengilly |
| May 2025 | 2.54 | $29,000 | $11,417 | River Oak Dr | Pengilly |
| May 2025 | 1.26 | $90,000 | $71,429 | Tbd Snaptail Lake Ln | Bovey |
| May 2025 | 5.63 | $199,900 | $35,506 | 19392 Kenwood Rd | Nashwauk |
| May 2025 | 7.10 | $165,000 | $23,239 | 48623 Neon Rd | Deer River |
| May 2025 | 2.88 | $170,000 | $59,028 | 24027 County Road 76 | Grand Rapids |
| May 2025 | 40.03 | $80,000 | $1,999 | 18630 Wendigo Rd | Grand Rapids |
| May 2025 | 36.09 | $81,000 | $2,244 | County Road 4 | Talmoon |
| Apr 2025 | 31.63 | $237,500 | $7,509 | Tbd Loon Call Ln | Bigfork |
| Apr 2025 | 27.43 | $16,500 | $602 | Tbd County Road 525 | Effie |
| Apr 2025 | 18.34 | $62,500 | $3,408 | 59 Highway 65 | Cook |
| Apr 2025 | 30.08 | $77,000 | $2,560 | 20366 County Road 12 | Bovey |
| Apr 2025 | 33.25 | $155,000 | $4,662 | County Road 156 | Squaw Lake |
| Mar 2025 | 1.36 | $127,000 | $93,382 | 42969 County Road 538 | Nashwauk |
| Mar 2025 | 39.58 | $170,000 | $4,295 | 30735 Splithand Rd | Grand Rapids |
| Mar 2025 | 2.00 | $65,000 | $32,500 | Tbd Kathryn Ave | Grand Rapids |
| Mar 2025 | 42.49 | $440,000 | $10,355 | Tbd Cedar Rd | Cohasset |
| Mar 2025 | 24.00 | $40,500 | $1,688 | Us Highway 2 N Hummingbird Dr | Grand Rapids |
| Mar 2025 | 3.59 | $38,000 | $10,585 | Westwood Rd | Grand Rapids |
Suburban/Urban Land Sales (Under 1 Acre) (Oct 2025 – Mar 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Lot Price | $40,000 |
| Recent Sales | 6 transactions |
| Avg Days on Market | 81 days |
| Avg Parcel Size | 0.31 acres |
| Active Listings | 25 properties |
Recent Suburban/Urban Land Sales
| Date | Acres | Price | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026New | 0.29 | $30,000 | NE 6th Ave | Grand Rapids |
| Jan 2026 | 0.47 | $40,000 | Little Cowhorn Public Access Rd | Grand Rapids |
| Dec 2025 | 0.49 | $290,000 | 23060 Lampi Rd | Cohasset |
| Dec 2025 | 0.10 | $79,500 | 20919 Highway 169 S Unit 20 | Grand Rapids |
| Dec 2025 | 0.21 | $21,000 | 3rd Ave | Calumet |
| Oct 2025 | 0.31 | $19,000 | Tbd Sw 11th Ave | Grand Rapids |
County Profile
| Demographic | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Population (2023) | 45,141 |
| Population (2020) | 45,014 |
| Population Growth | 0.28% |
| Median Household Income | $66,380 |
| Median Home Value | $212,000 |
| Total Housing Units | 25,589 |
| Vacant Housing Units | 7,079 |
| Housing Vacancy Rate | 27.7% |
| Median Age | 46.9 |
| Bachelor's Degree or Higher | 5,399 (12.0%) |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.8% |
Market Overview
Itasca County, Minnesota has a population of 45,141, which has grown 0.28% since 2020. The median household income is $66,380, below the national median of $74,580 by 11.0%. The housing vacancy rate of 27.7% suggests soft market conditions. Itasca County is part of Minnesota's land market, attracting both local and out-of-state buyers. Recent rural land sales show a median price of $5,350 per acre, with properties averaging 27.10 acres. There are currently 74 active land listings in the county.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current population of Itasca County, Minnesota?
As of the 2023 American Community Survey, Itasca County has a population of 45,141. The county has grown 0.28% since the 2020 Census, indicating a growing community.
What is the median household income in Itasca County?
The median household income in Itasca County is $66,380, which is 11.0% below the national median of $74,580.
Is Itasca County growing or shrinking?
Itasca County is growing. The population has increased 0.28% since 2020.
What is the housing market like in Itasca County?
The median home value in Itasca County is $212,000. The housing vacancy rate is 27.7%, 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 $5,350 per acre. Suburban/urban lots under 1 acre have a median lot price of $40,000.
Does Reelvest buy land in Itasca 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.