Housing data for Northome, MN

Northome, MN has an estimated 159 residents and 114 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in Koochiching County.

14.3% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $663 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
159 (±55)
Housing units
114 (±32)
Households that rent
14.3%
Median gross rent
$663
Residents since 2015–2019
−27.1%

What stands out in Northome

Homes heated by fuel oil: 14.3% (±9.6 points) in Northome, higher than in Koochiching County (2.5%).

Median home value: $87,700 (±$5,575) in Northome, lower than in Koochiching County ($156,600).

Median real estate taxes: $965 (±$143) in Northome, lower than in Koochiching County ($1,156).

Housing in Northome at a glance

  • Median rent: $663 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 8.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 14.3% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $63,750 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $87,700 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Homeowner costs: $1,566 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $965 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 7.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 75.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 80.6% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 56.0% heat with propane (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 30.0 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −27.1% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 10.8% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 1.2% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Northome against Koochiching County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
NorthomeKoochiching CountyMinnesotaUnited States
Residents159 (±55)11,833 (exact)5,739,445 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units114 (±32)7,426 (±44)2,545,030 (±1,535)143,775,355
Households that rent14.3% (±10.1 points)19.6% (±3.2 points)27.8% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$663 (±$356)$671 (±$74)$1,280 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$63,750 (±$36,035)$66,940 (±$6,329)$89,062 (±$409)$80,734
Median home value$87,700 (±$5,575)$156,600 (±$6,905)$329,300 (±$903)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$965 (±$143)$1,156 (±$81)$3,357 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198080.6% (±25.9 points)64.6% (±5.1 points)52.1% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute30.0 minutes (±15.0)16.3 minutes (±1.7)22.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband90.5% (±9.2 points)89.3% (±2.0 points)91.6% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents55.0 years (±5.3)51.6 years (±0.8)38.8 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Northome covers 1.5 square miles of land, about 109 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Northome has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents218 (±60)159 (±55)−27.1%Not a measurable change
Housing units116 (±27)114 (±32)−1.7%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$613 (±$441)$663 (±$356)+8.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$63,300 (±$14,302)$87,700 (±$5,575)+38.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$42,292 (±$10,655)$63,750 (±$36,035)+50.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,031 (±$382)$1,566 (±$201)+51.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$643 (±$128)$965 (±$143)+50.1%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent27.8% (±10.0 points)14.3% (±10.1 points)−13.5 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate12.9% (±22.2 points)0.0% (±71.2 points)−12.9 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 Koochiching County

Northome has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Koochiching County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Koochiching County recorded 191 violent and 243 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.

Places near Northome

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Mizpah4.1 mi——37.5%
Ardenhurst Township7.0 mi—$296,9002.9%
Nore Township8.4 mi—$170,00031.3%
Kelliher9.4 mi$600$179,60013.9%
Funkley9.5 mi—$22,9000.0%
Shooks Township10 mi—$177,50019.3%
Hornet Township10 mi$1,100$182,50017.6%
Grattan Township10 mi—$225,00015.4%

Places in Minnesota most like Northome

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Canton$610$93,200$53,05616.3%
Wood Lake$628$91,700$65,00015.1%
Buffalo Lake$759$113,400$66,16722.4%
Cosmos$685$105,500$56,63517.0%
Babbitt$737$102,300$55,87512.6%
Greenway Township$698$138,200$66,09416.1%

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 Northome, fiscal year 2027

Koochiching County, MN, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$706$775$1,014$1,238$1,481

HUD income limits for Northome, fiscal year 2026

Koochiching 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 Koochiching County, MN, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $88,100.

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 Northome

Is Northome growing?

In Northome, the number of residents went from 218 in 2015–2019 to 159 in 2020–2024 (−27.1%), not a measurable change.

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 Northome city, Minnesota (place:47122, in state:27).

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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