What is the median home value in Ely, MN?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in Ely, MN is $157,300 (±$11,148), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Ely, the median home value went from $101,900 in 2015–2019 to $157,300 in 2020–2024 (+54.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on .

Median home value
$157,300 (±$11,148)
Owner-occupied homes
1,128 (±137)
Most common range
$100,000 to $149,999

Home values in Ely

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
ValueElySt. Louis CountyMinnesotaUnited States
Less than $50,0001.6% (±1.8 points)5.1%4.0%5.3%
$50,000 to $99,99913.5% (±6.4 points)11.5%3.7%6.1%
$100,000 to $149,99930.2% (±8.4 points)13.1%5.2%6.8%
$150,000 to $199,99928.5% (±7.5 points)14.5%8.1%9.0%
$200,000 to $299,99913.3% (±4.9 points)23.6%22.6%17.8%
$300,000 to $499,99911.3% (±4.4 points)23.0%36.9%26.9%
$500,000 to $999,9991.6% (±1.7 points)8.3%17.0%20.9%
$1,000,000 or more0.0% (±2.0 points)1.0%2.6%7.1%

The most common range is $100,000 to $149,999, 30.2% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Ely against St. Louis County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
ElySt. Louis CountyMinnesotaUnited States
Median home value$157,300 (±$11,148)$221,400 (±$3,411)$329,300 (±$903)$332,700
Owner-occupied homes1,128 (±137)62,020 (±934)1,666,687 (±7,556)84,210,142

In Ely, the median home value is lower than in St. Louis County ($221,400).

It is also lower than in Minnesota ($329,300).

It is lower than the national figure ($332,700).

In St. Louis County, Ely ranks 75 of 97 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 2157 of 2,558.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in Ely have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median home value$101,900 (±$13,696)$157,300 (±$11,148)+54.4%Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$996 (±$198)$1,306 (±$134)+31.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$923 (±$103)$1,331 (±$323)+44.2%No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near Ely

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ely
PlaceDistanceMedian home valueCompared with this place
Ely—$157,300 (±$11,148)—
Winton2.8 mi$92,500 (±$32,659)Lower
Morse Township (St. Louis County)7.1 mi$300,400 (±$39,106)Higher
Eagles Nest Township13 mi$400,000 (±$48,399)Higher
Babbitt18 mi$102,300 (±$10,441)Lower
Breitung Township19 mi$246,200 (±$74,030)Higher
Waasa Township20 mi$180,400 (±$45,242)Not measurably different
Tower21 mi$109,600 (±$27,256)Lower
Fall Lake Township21 mi$430,500 (±$50,608)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Winton, MN ($92,500), Babbitt, MN ($102,300), Tower, MN ($109,600).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Morse Township (St. Louis County), MN ($300,400), Eagles Nest Township, MN ($400,000), Breitung Township, MN ($246,200).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across St. Louis County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian home value
69Sandy Township$170,100 (±$16,629)
70Pike Township$169,800 (±$10,782)
71McDavitt Township$166,400 (±$19,077)
72Colvin Township$165,300 (±$15,488)
73Owens Township$161,600 (±$60,646)
74Willow Valley Township$160,200 (±$13,034)
75Ely$157,300 (±$11,148)
76Kelsey Township$154,200 (±$64,697)
77Brookston$145,800 (±$45,717)
78Iron Junction$132,300 (±$18,688)
79Hibbing$130,200 (±$14,713)
80Buhl$127,700 (±$23,763)
81Gilbert$126,000 (±$13,518)

Showing 13 of 97 places in St. Louis County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ely

What is the average home value in Ely, MN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $157,300 (±$11,148) for owner-occupied homes in Ely (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Ely gone up?

In Ely, the median home value went from $101,900 in 2015–2019 to $157,300 in 2020–2024 (+54.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Is this what homes in Ely sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Ely city, Minnesota (place:19142, in state:27).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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Request a Census API key.

DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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