Housing data for Sanborn, MN

Sanborn, MN has an estimated 299 residents and 183 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in Redwood County.

10.7% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $100 or less a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
299 (±57)
Housing units
183 (±32)
Households that rent
10.7%
Median gross rent
$100 or less
Residents since 2015–2019
−17.2%

What stands out in Sanborn

Median home value: $68,200 (±$14,207) in Sanborn, lower than in Redwood County ($158,200).

Median real estate taxes: $741 (±$116) in Sanborn, lower than in Redwood County ($1,581).

Households that rent: 10.7% (±6.8 points) in Sanborn, lower than in Redwood County (21.6%).

Median household income: $48,750 (±$16,349) in Sanborn, lower than in Redwood County ($67,866).

Housing in Sanborn at a glance

  • Median rent: $100 or less median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent by bedrooms: $575 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 14.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 10.7% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $48,750 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $68,200 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $904 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $741 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 11.5% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 67.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 90.2% 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: 83.2% heat with utility gas (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 21.6 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −17.2% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 16.8% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Sanborn against Redwood County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
SanbornRedwood CountyMinnesotaUnited States
Residents299 (±57)15,350 (exact)5,739,445 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units183 (±32)7,110 (±43)2,545,030 (±1,535)143,775,355
Households that rent10.7% (±6.8 points)21.6% (±2.6 points)27.8% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$100 or less$757 (±$67)$1,280 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$48,750 (±$16,349)$67,866 (±$3,182)$89,062 (±$409)$80,734
Median home value$68,200 (±$14,207)$158,200 (±$5,351)$329,300 (±$903)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$741 (±$116)$1,581 (±$71)$3,357 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198090.2% (±15.7 points)71.1% (±3.6 points)52.1% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute21.6 minutes (±2.9)17.6 minutes (±1.0)22.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband88.6% (±7.8 points)87.0% (±1.7 points)91.6% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents54.1 years (±3.7)40.5 years (±0.6)38.8 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Sanborn covers 2.1 square miles of land, about 144 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Sanborn has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents361 (±54)299 (±57)−17.2%Not a measurable change
Housing units213 (±30)183 (±32)−14.1%Not a measurable change
Median home value$48,100 (±$6,755)$68,200 (±$14,207)+41.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$48,068 (±$6,096)$48,750 (±$16,349)+1.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$714 (±$116)$904 (±$107)+26.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$588 (±$66)$741 (±$116)+26.0%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent13.4% (±6.3 points)10.7% (±6.8 points)−2.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±44.4 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 Redwood County

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

In 2025, the police departments that report for Redwood County recorded 111 violent and 492 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 Sanborn

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Charlestown Township3.7 mi—$250,0001.8%
North Star Township (Brown County)4.0 mi—$266,3009.7%
Germantown Township4.1 mi$863$159,40031.1%
Stately Township6.0 mi—$225,0000.0%
Lamberton7.0 mi$761$96,00022.4%
Springfield7.5 mi$820$122,30026.8%
Lamberton Township7.9 mi—$245,8005.0%
Wanda8.3 mi—$164,60023.7%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Sanborn, fiscal year 2027

Redwood County, MN, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$706$775$1,014$1,389$1,509

HUD income limits for Sanborn, fiscal year 2026

Redwood 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 Redwood County, MN, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $92,100.

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 Sanborn

What is the average home value in Sanborn, MN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $68,200 (±$14,207) for owner-occupied homes in Sanborn (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Sanborn?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Sanborn, MN is $904 (±$107) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Sanborn?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Sanborn, MN is $741 (±$116) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Sanborn growing?

In Sanborn, the number of residents went from 361 in 2015–2019 to 299 in 2020–2024 (−17.2%), 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 Sanborn city, Minnesota (place:58306, 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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