Best ZIP Codes for Cash Flow in Willmar, MN (2026)
Ranked by cap rate — the annual return on the purchase price before financing. ZIPs that also clear the 1% rule are marked.
| # | ZIP | City | Home value | Rent | Cap rate | 5-yr growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56284 | Renville, MN | $205,940 | $882 | 3.34% | 5.6% |
| 2 | 56201 | Willmar, MN | $247,379 | $976 | 3.08% | 6.0% |
| 3 | 56281 | Prinsburg, MN | $236,289 | $918 | 3.03% | 6.6% |
| 4 | 56282 | Raymond, MN | $264,707 | $945 | 2.78% | 5.5% |
| 5 | 56279 | Pennock, MN | $314,478 | $1,053 | 2.61% | 5.7% |
| 6 | 56209 | Atwater, MN | $293,292 | $927 | 2.47% | 6.3% |
| 7 | 56251 | Kandiyohi, MN | $282,479 | $873 | 2.41% | 4.9% |
| 8 | 56253 | Lake Lillian, MN | $313,102 | $900 | 2.24% | 6.4% |
| 9 | 56273 | New London, MN | $344,932 | $936 | 2.12% | 5.9% |
| 10 | 56289 | Sunburg, MN | $372,491 | $873 | 1.83% | 7.6% |
| 11 | 56288 | Spicer, MN | $409,364 | $873 | 1.66% | 5.9% |
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 →
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