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Lists that answer the questions buyers ask most: where homes are affordable, where they sell fastest, what's closest to downtown, where the lakes are. Every number has a source and updates with the data.
- Price · 12 months through September 2026Twin Cities cities where homes sell for under $400,00051 Twin Cities-area cities, plus Minneapolis and Saint Paul neighborhoods, where the median home sold for under $400,000 over the 12 months through September 2026. NorthstarMLS data, updated monthly.
- Days on market · 12 months through September 2026Where homes sell fastest in the Twin CitiesThe 15 Twin Cities-area cities and 10 Minneapolis and Saint Paul neighborhoods where homes sold in the fewest days over the 12 months through September 2026, with the share of list price sellers got. NorthstarMLS data.
- LakesTwin Cities towns with the most lakesThe 20 cities in our Twin Cities guides with the most lakes of 10 acres or more on their shores, with the biggest lake in each. Minnesota DNR lake data.
- Drive timeSuburbs with the shortest drive to downtown MinneapolisThe 20 cities in our Twin Cities guides with the shortest drive to downtown Minneapolis, in light traffic, with residents' average commute from the Census.
- Drive timeSuburbs with the shortest drive to downtown Saint PaulThe 20 cities in our Twin Cities guides with the shortest drive to downtown Saint Paul, in light traffic, with residents' average commute from the Census.
- Housing ageTwin Cities suburbs with the newest homesThe 20 cities in our Twin Cities guides whose homes are newest, by the median year built from the Census, with the share of single-family homes and the median home value.
- Price change · 12 months through September 2026Where Twin Cities home prices are rising fastestThe 15 Twin Cities-area cities where the median sale price rose the most over the 12 months through September 2026, compared with the 12 months before. NorthstarMLS data, updated monthly.
- Months of supply · September 2026Where Twin Cities buyers have the most homes to choose fromThe 15 Twin Cities-area cities with the most months of housing supply at the end of September 2026: more homes for sale compared with how fast they sell. NorthstarMLS data, updated monthly.
- Price · 12 months through September 2026The Twin Cities’ highest-priced housing marketsThe 15 Twin Cities-area cities and 10 Minneapolis and Saint Paul neighborhoods with the highest median sale price over the 12 months through September 2026. NorthstarMLS data, updated monthly.
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