Rochester, MN
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As of the latest 2026 data
Median Listing
Pending Ratio
Active Inventory
Median DOM
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The Rochester housing market is currently cooling, characterized by a pending ratio of 0.32, which is down nearly 30% year-over-year. Active listings have expanded significantly, increasing 54.2% over the past year. The median listing price stands at $389,900, showing no monthly change but a 6.6% decline year-over-year.
Local Market Signals
Source: FRED (St. Louis Fed)Local economic trends can influence how quickly homes sell and how much competition sellers may face.
Job Market
Unemployment rate · Sep 2026
Shows whether local employment conditions are supporting buyer demand.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED (St. Louis Fed).
Population & Migration
Resident population · Jan 2025
Shows whether the area is gaining or losing potential housing demand.
U.S. Census Bureau via FRED (St. Louis Fed).
Future Housing Supply
Data not yet available.
Shows whether future inventory pressure may increase.
What's moving the Rochester market right now.
Inventory growth is a dominant trend, with active listings up 54.2% year-over-year, reaching 881 units. Concurrently, new listings saw a modest increase of 6.3% over the past year. The pending ratio has fallen sharply by 29.8% year-over-year to 0.32, indicating significantly slower demand absorption. Median listing prices have remained flat month-over-month but declined 6.6% year-over-year, alongside a 4.2% year-over-year decrease in median price per square foot.
“Local pricing and inventory dynamics across Rochester shift block by block — happy to walk through what's actually closing.”
Market Trends
Median Price
Active Inventory
Days on Market
Sold Score™
Sold Score™ Over Time
Market liquidity index • 36 months
Price & Days on Market
Median listing vs market velocity
Inventory Dynamics
Total active listings vs new monthly supply
Sourced from Realtor.com RDC Inventory Core Metrics, supplemented by the Primpted research desk. Updated As of the latest 2026 data.
Market Signals & Indicators
Negotiating leverage is shifting as the pace of sales slows considerably, evidenced by the 0.32 pending ratio. The substantial growth in active listings, up 54.2% year-over-year, suggests increasing inventory pressure. This environment may necessitate greater price discipline from sellers to align with current market demand.
No distinct luxury-segment signal in this dataset.
881 active listings represent the current floor, with new supply arriving at roughly 268 per month.
of active listings carry a price reduction, +4.6% from prior period.
Median price per square foot has moved -4.2% year-over-year.
Pending-to-active ratio — Cooling.
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CoolingSelling in Rochester, MN? Inventory is up 54% from last year.
Buyers have leverage in Rochester, MN. Homes that sell are the ones priced and presented for today's conditions, not last year's.
- Buyer Demand Index
- 32%
- Median Days on Market
- 58 days
- Inventory YoY
- +54%
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Metro Demographics
ZIPs in Rochester, MN
55901
rochester
$350K
201 active · 50 DOM
55902
rochester
$599K
148 active · 81 DOM
55912
austin
$241K
104 active · 45 DOM
55906
rochester
$469K
100 active · 72 DOM
55904
rochester
$340K
90 active · 42 DOM
55920
byron
$480K
62 active · 61 DOM
55987
winona
$317K
59 active · 37 DOM
55944
kasson
$413K
27 active · 46 DOM
55976
stewartville
$318K
24 active · 53 DOM
55947
la crescent
$398K
21 active · 59 DOM
55946
kenyon
$287K
20 active · 49 DOM
55963
pine island
$425K
20 active · 87 DOM
55981
wabasha
$364K
19 active · 83 DOM
55923
chatfield
$469K
18 active · 51 DOM
55992
zumbrota
$431K
18 active · 84 DOM
55934
eyota
$315K
16 active · 126 DOM
55949
lanesboro
$380K
15 active · 38 DOM
55921
caledonia
$292K
13 active · 43 DOM
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