Housing data for Fort Ripley Township, MN

Fort Ripley Township, MN has an estimated 1,054 residents and 568 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Crow Wing County.

4.8% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,232 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,054 (±159)
Housing units
568 (±86)
Households that rent
4.8%
Median gross rent
$1,232
Residents since 2015–2019
−5.0%

What stands out in Fort Ripley Township

Households that rent: 4.8% (±2.9 points) in Fort Ripley Township, lower than in Crow Wing County (23.0%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±6.8 points) in Fort Ripley Township, lower than in Crow Wing County (9.6%).

Working from home: 8.9% (±3.7 points) in Fort Ripley Township, lower than in Crow Wing County (13.2%).

Average commute: 30.6 minutes (±5.4) in Fort Ripley Township, higher than in Crow Wing County (23.1 minutes).

Housing in Fort Ripley Township at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,232 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 100.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 4.8% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $75,000 median household income
  • Home values: $322,300 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,671 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $2,242 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 66.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 32.3% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 56.7% heat with propane
  • Commute and cars: 30.6 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −5.0% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 15.8% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Fort Ripley Township against Crow Wing County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Fort Ripley TownshipCrow Wing CountyMinnesotaUnited States
Residents1,054 (±159)67,686 (exact)5,739,445 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units568 (±86)42,683 (±72)2,545,030 (±1,535)143,775,355
Households that rent4.8% (±2.9 points)23.0% (±1.3 points)27.8% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,232 (±$275)$971 (±$50)$1,280 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$75,000 (±$10,295)$72,589 (±$2,891)$89,062 (±$409)$80,734
Median home value$322,300 (±$23,695)$306,800 (±$9,287)$329,300 (±$903)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,242 (±$199)$2,283 (±$55)$3,357 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198032.3% (±9.1 points)39.2% (±1.7 points)52.1% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute30.6 minutes (±5.4)23.1 minutes (±1.0)22.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband94.7% (±2.9 points)89.9% (±1.2 points)91.6% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents43.7 years (±6.1)45.7 years (±0.3)38.8 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Fort Ripley Township covers 22.1 square miles of land, about 48 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Fort Ripley Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,110 (±129)1,054 (±159)−5.0%Not a measurable change
Housing units527 (±53)568 (±86)+7.8%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$950 (±$373)$1,232 (±$275)+29.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$216,800 (±$10,794)$322,300 (±$23,695)+48.7%Up after inflation
Median household income$83,750 (±$7,014)$75,000 (±$10,295)−10.4%Down after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,469 (±$86)$1,671 (±$143)+13.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,460 (±$115)$2,242 (±$199)+53.6%Up after inflation
Households that rent2.1% (±2.1 points)4.8% (±2.9 points)+2.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±76.9 points)0.0% (±55.2 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

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.

Crime reported to police in Crow Wing County

Fort Ripley Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Crow Wing County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Crow Wing County recorded 127 violent and 715 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Fort Ripley Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
5644917%1,710$1,100$309,100$74,861

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Fort Ripley Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Fort Ripley4.3 mi—$275,0009.1%
St. Mathias Township5.1 mi—$284,6001.9%
Crow Wing Township6.0 mi$1,393$293,60010.9%
Rosing Township7.0 mi—$376,7004.1%
Scandia Valley Township7.6 mi$1,139$363,10010.2%
Ripley Township (Morrison County)8.0 mi$675$307,1009.7%
Sylvan Township8.5 mi$1,188$298,2005.4%
Baxter8.7 mi$1,154$324,10037.4%

Places in Minnesota most like Fort Ripley Township

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Ottertail$1,150$332,900$80,50010.3%
Candor Township$1,109$360,700$81,2505.0%
Lake George Township (Hubbard County)$1,208$272,200$82,8134.3%
Platte Lake Township$1,333$263,800$75,4179.4%
Turtle Lake Township (Cass County)$950$297,800$80,2085.7%
Holmes City Township$1,135$352,000$81,2507.6%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Minnesota.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Fort Ripley Township, fiscal year 2027

Crow Wing County, MN, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$816$899$1,172$1,407$1,609

HUD income limits for Fort Ripley Township, fiscal year 2026

Crow Wing County, MN, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$20,600$34,300$54,900
2 people$23,550$39,200$62,750
3 people$27,320$44,100$70,600
4 people$33,000$49,000$78,400
5 people$38,680$52,950$84,700
6 people$44,360$56,850$90,950
7 people$50,040$60,800$97,250
8 people$55,720$64,700$103,500

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Crow Wing County, MN, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $96,700.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

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 Fort Ripley Township

What is the median household income in Fort Ripley Township?

The median household income in Fort Ripley Township is $75,000 (±$10,295) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Fort Ripley Township, MN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $322,300 (±$23,695) for owner-occupied homes in Fort Ripley Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Fort Ripley Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Fort Ripley Township, MN is $1,671 (±$143) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Fort Ripley Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Fort Ripley Township, MN is $2,242 (±$199) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Fort Ripley Township?

Fort Ripley Township, MN has an estimated 568 (±86) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Fort Ripley Township?

The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 45.8% of homes in Fort Ripley Township, MN.

Is Fort Ripley Township growing?

In Fort Ripley Township, the number of residents went from 1,110 in 2015–2019 to 1,054 in 2020–2024 (−5.0%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Fort Ripley Township?

The ZIP code that covers Fort Ripley Township is 56449.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 56449?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56449 is $1,100 (±$101) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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 Fort Ripley township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota (county subdivision:21950, in state:27 county:035).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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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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