Housing data for Pillager, MN

Pillager, MN has an estimated 547 residents and 241 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in Cass County.

36.0% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,063 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
547 (±93)
Housing units
241 (±40)
Households that rent
36.0%
Median gross rent
$1,063
Residents since 2015–2019
+30.5%

What stands out in Pillager

Households that rent: 36.0% (±8.4 points) in Pillager, higher than in Cass County (13.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020: 31.0% (±8.7 points) in Pillager, higher than in Cass County (18.5%).

Working from home: 5.0% (±3.3 points) in Pillager, lower than in Cass County (12.3%).

Median home value: $180,300 (±$17,541) in Pillager, lower than in Cass County ($288,300).

Housing in Pillager at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,063 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent by bedrooms: $1,077 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 35.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 36.0% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $67,679 median household income
  • Home values: $180,300 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,363 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,639 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 7.1% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 60.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 52.3% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 61.5% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 28.2 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +30.5% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 31.0% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 2.1% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Pillager against Cass County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
PillagerCass CountyMinnesotaUnited States
Residents547 (±93)30,992 (exact)5,739,445 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units241 (±40)24,470 (±61)2,545,030 (±1,535)143,775,355
Households that rent36.0% (±8.4 points)13.8% (±1.1 points)27.8% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,063 (±$51)$863 (±$45)$1,280 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$67,679 (±$8,050)$68,874 (±$2,502)$89,062 (±$409)$80,734
Median home value$180,300 (±$17,541)$288,300 (±$7,268)$329,300 (±$903)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,639 (±$266)$1,615 (±$51)$3,357 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198052.3% (±13.3 points)36.2% (±1.4 points)52.1% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute28.2 minutes (±4.1)25.2 minutes (±0.8)22.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband87.4% (±7.7 points)89.3% (±0.9 points)91.6% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents41.2 years (±3.3)49.9 years (±0.1)38.8 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Pillager covers 0.8 square miles of land, about 644 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Pillager has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents419 (±88)547 (±93)+30.5%Not a measurable change
Housing units210 (±40)241 (±40)+14.8%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$807 (±$50)$1,063 (±$51)+31.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$125,600 (±$20,703)$180,300 (±$17,541)+43.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$44,018 (±$7,119)$67,679 (±$8,050)+53.8%Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$928 (±$61)$1,363 (±$70)+46.9%Up after inflation
Median real estate taxes$996 (±$270)$1,639 (±$266)+64.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent46.1% (±11.8 points)36.0% (±8.4 points)−10.1 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±17.9 points)0.0% (±22.7 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 Cass County

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

In 2025, the police departments that report for Cass County recorded 157 violent and 376 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 Pillager

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Rosing Township2.7 mi—$376,7004.1%
Sylvan Township3.9 mi$1,188$298,2005.4%
Scandia Valley Township5.4 mi$1,139$363,10010.2%
Motley Township5.7 mi$1,156$231,30011.6%
Fairview Township (Cass County)6.3 mi$1,438$481,70010.6%
May Township (Cass County)6.6 mi$1,354$262,7006.4%
East Gull Lake7.1 mi$1,438$553,7007.6%
Motley7.9 mi$653$152,80036.4%

Places in Minnesota most like Pillager

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Glencoe$1,101$227,900$71,35629.7%
Miltona$858$184,100$62,91725.0%
Watkins$808$149,100$64,89632.6%
Hills$965$197,200$78,63125.1%
Isle$791$237,500$54,77335.4%
Grove City$822$142,100$53,83935.9%

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 Pillager, fiscal year 2027

Cass County, MN, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$734$775$1,014$1,335$1,695

HUD income limits for Pillager, fiscal year 2026

Cass 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 Cass County, MN, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $88,300.

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 Pillager

How many renters are there in Pillager?

Pillager has an estimated 86 (±22) renting households, 36.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Pillager?

The median household income in Pillager is $67,679 (±$8,050) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Pillager, MN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $180,300 (±$17,541) for owner-occupied homes in Pillager (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Pillager?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Pillager, MN is $1,363 (±$70) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Pillager?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Pillager, MN is $1,639 (±$266) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Pillager?

Pillager, MN has an estimated 241 (±40) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Pillager growing?

In Pillager, the number of residents went from 419 in 2015–2019 to 547 in 2020–2024 (+30.5%), 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 Pillager city, Minnesota (place:50902, 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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