How much do homeowners pay a month in Pelican Rapids, MN?

Name: Homeowner costs in Pelican Rapids, MN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Pelican Rapids, MN pay a median of $1,571 (±$47) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $447 (±$106).

56.6% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Pelican Rapids, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,153 in 2015–2019 to $1,571 in 2020–2024 (+36.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $1,571 (±$47)
Without a mortgage: $447 (±$106)
Owned with a mortgage: 56.6%

Monthly owner costs in Pelican Rapids

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pelican Rapids	Otter Tail County	Minnesota	United States
With a mortgage	$1,571 (±$47)	$1,594 (±$34)	$1,947 (±$7)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$447 (±$106)	$579 (±$12)	$698 (±$3)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	56.6% (±11.9 points)	53.2% (±1.5 points)	64.0% (±0.2 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$1,866 (±$306)	$2,093 (±$76)	$3,357 (±$10)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Pelican Rapids, the median cost with a mortgage is not measurably different from Otter Tail County ($1,594).

It is also lower than in Minnesota ($1,947).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,963).

In Otter Tail County, Pelican Rapids ranks 53 of 79 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 1525 of 2,496.

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

How owner costs in Pelican Rapids have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,153 (±$144)	$1,571 (±$47)	+36.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$1,191 (±$218)	$1,866 (±$306)	+56.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$109,000 (±$7,465)	$174,100 (±$24,315)	+59.7%	Up 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 monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Pelican Rapids

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pelican Rapids
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Pelican Rapids	—	$1,571 (±$47)	—
Pelican Township (Otter Tail County)	2.1 mi	$1,625 (±$376)	Not measurably different
Erhards Grove Township	4.0 mi	$1,335 (±$105)	Lower
Norwegian Grove Township	5.4 mi	$1,583 (±$367)	Not measurably different
Lida Township	5.5 mi	$2,365 (±$204)	Higher
Erhard	6.1 mi	$1,188 (±$339)	Lower
Maplewood Township	7.1 mi	$1,250 (±$459)	Not measurably different
Trondhjem Township	7.3 mi	$2,625 (±$445)	Higher
Scambler Township	7.7 mi	$2,146 (±$113)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Erhards Grove Township, MN ($1,335), Erhard, MN ($1,188).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lida Township, MN ($2,365), Trondhjem Township, MN ($2,625), Scambler Township, MN ($2,146).

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

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Otter Tail County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
45 (tie)	Blowers Township	$1,625 (±$348)
45 (tie)	Folden Township	$1,625 (±$154)
45 (tie)	Pelican Township (Otter Tail County)	$1,625 (±$376)
50	Henning Township	$1,592 (±$130)
51	Norwegian Grove Township	$1,583 (±$367)
52	Compton Township	$1,573 (±$128)
53 (tie)	Pelican Rapids	$1,571 (±$47)
53 (tie)	Eastern Township	$1,571 (±$210)
55	Bluffton Township	$1,558 (±$147)
56	Nidaros Township	$1,550 (±$279)
57	Paddock Township	$1,500 (±$304)
58	Underwood	$1,493 (±$608)
59	Newton Township	$1,485 (±$168)

Showing 13 of 79 places in Otter Tail 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 Pelican Rapids

What is the average mortgage payment in Pelican Rapids?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Pelican Rapids, MN is $1,571 (±$47) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Pelican Rapids?

Owners without a mortgage in Pelican Rapids pay a median of $447 (±$106) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Pelican Rapids gone up?

In Pelican Rapids, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,153 in 2015–2019 to $1,571 in 2020–2024 (+36.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Pelican Rapids city, Minnesota (place:50164, in state:27).

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

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

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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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.