How much do homeowners pay a month in Sauk Centre Township, MN?

Name: Homeowner costs in Sauk Centre Township, MN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Sauk Centre Township, MN pay a median of $2,022 (±$470) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $691 (±$56).

42.4% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Sauk Centre Township, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,720 in 2015–2019 to $2,022 in 2020–2024 (+17.6%).

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: $2,022 (±$470)
Without a mortgage: $691 (±$56)
Owned with a mortgage: 42.4%

Monthly owner costs in Sauk Centre Township

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sauk Centre Township	Stearns County	Minnesota	United States
With a mortgage	$2,022 (±$470)	$1,696 (±$24)	$1,947 (±$7)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$691 (±$56)	$646 (±$12)	$698 (±$3)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	42.4% (±10.4 points)	59.1% (±1.5 points)	64.0% (±0.2 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$2,870 (±$246)	$2,742 (±$53)	$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 Sauk Centre Township, the median cost with a mortgage is not measurably different from Stearns County ($1,696).

It is not measurably different from Minnesota ($1,947).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,963).

In Stearns County, Sauk Centre Township ranks 17 of 63 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 550 of 2,496.

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

How owner costs in Sauk Centre Township 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	$1,720 (±$159)	$2,022 (±$470)	+17.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$1,881 (±$171)	$2,870 (±$246)	+52.6%	Up after inflation
Median home value	$226,100 (±$33,907)	$314,700 (±$26,806)	+39.2%	No measurable change 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 Sauk Centre Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sauk Centre Township
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Sauk Centre Township	—	$2,022 (±$470)	—
Sauk Centre	2.7 mi	$1,567 (±$78)	Not measurably different
Ashley Township	4.9 mi	$2,750 (±$2,196)	Not measurably different
Getty Township	5.4 mi	$1,738 (±$807)	Not measurably different
Melrose Township	6.9 mi	$1,868 (±$710)	Not measurably different
Raymond Township	7.3 mi	$1,667 (±$113)	Not measurably different
Meire Grove	7.4 mi	$1,239 (±$190)	Lower
Melrose	8.1 mi	$1,509 (±$137)	Lower
Kandota Township	8.2 mi	$2,059 (±$185)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Meire Grove, MN ($1,239), Melrose, MN ($1,509).

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

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Stearns County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
11	Zion Township	$2,176 (±$358)
12	Fair Haven Township	$2,159 (±$259)
13	Maine Prairie Township	$2,157 (±$271)
14	Munson Township	$2,105 (±$160)
15	Rockville	$2,094 (±$326)
16	Spring Hill Township	$2,071 (±$464)
17	Sauk Centre Township	$2,022 (±$470)
18	Paynesville Township	$2,017 (±$414)
19	Farming Township	$1,978 (±$150)
20	Grove Township	$1,975 (±$465)
21	Wakefield Township	$1,958 (±$174)
22	St. Augusta	$1,946 (±$246)
23	Eden Lake Township	$1,943 (±$125)

Showing 13 of 63 places in Stearns 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 Sauk Centre Township

What is the average mortgage payment in Sauk Centre Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Sauk Centre Township, MN is $2,022 (±$470) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Sauk Centre Township?

Owners without a mortgage in Sauk Centre Township pay a median of $691 (±$56) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Sauk Centre Township gone up?

In Sauk Centre Township, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,720 in 2015–2019 to $2,022 in 2020–2024 (+17.6%).

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 Sauk Centre township, Stearns County, Minnesota (county subdivision:58666, in state:27 county:145).

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.