Fastest-Appreciating ZIP Codes in Mankato, MN (2026)

Ranked by 5-year compound annual growth in home values. Fast growth and strong cash flow rarely appear in the same ZIP — this is the other side of that trade.

# ZIP City Home value Rent Cap rate 5-yr growth
1 56060 Lewisville, MN $171,340 $954 4.34% 8.4%
2 56068 Minnesota Lake, MN $218,817 $954 3.40% 7.9%
3 56010 Amboy, MN $247,509 $954 3.01% 7.6%
4 56062 Madelia, MN $210,600 $954 3.53% 7.5%
5 56090 Vernon Center, MN $236,286 $1,080 3.57% 7.0%
6 56037 Good Thunder, MN $337,748 $954 2.20% 7.0%
7 56054 Lafayette, MN $257,254 $954 2.89% 6.5%
8 56065 Mapleton, MN $267,478 $954 2.78% 6.5%
9 56021 Courtland, MN $351,573 $1,035 2.30% 6.5%
10 56078 Pemberton, MN $255,090 $1,386 4.24% 6.3%
11 56055 Lake Crystal, MN $292,555 $954 2.54% 6.2%
12 56034 Garden City, MN $306,776 $954 2.43% 6.1%
13 56074 Nicollet, MN $331,881 $954 2.24% 5.8%
14 56048 Janesville, MN $296,380 $954 2.51% 5.7%
15 56003 North Mankato, MN $328,499 $1,225 2.91% 5.5%
16 56082 Saint Peter, MN $303,991 $1,166 2.99% 5.0%
17 56024 Eagle Lake, MN $343,135 $1,404 3.19% 4.8%
18 56080 Saint Clair, MN $247,815 $954 3.00% 4.8%
19 56001 Mankato, MN $304,636 $1,199 3.07% 4.8%
20 55334 Gaylord, MN $259,072 $954 2.87% 4.6%
21 55332 Fairfax, MN $191,084 $954 3.89% 4.3%
22 55335 Gibbon, MN $236,435 $954 3.15% 2.7%

Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →

Same metro, different strategy

Cash Flow in Mankato, MN  ·  Affordable in Mankato, MN

Or see the full Mankato, MN metro profile.