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Real estate businesses in Isanti County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Isanti County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #831 of 2,229 scored counties
#21 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 34
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +23.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $235.8M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,470 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 160
- 60% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.9
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,386
- +7.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 real estate businesses in Isanti County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That is 20.9 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Isanti County spend about $235.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,470 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 60% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Isanti County was 32 in 2023, up 23.1% from 2019. That is one for every 509 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 125 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Isanti County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Isanti County is 55 (upper middle), #831 of 2,229 scored counties and #21 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Isanti County compares
The same measures for Minnesota and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Isanti County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.9 | 36.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 160 | 96 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 509 | 402 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.1% | +11.5% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,470 | $15,162 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $87,440 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 32+23.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 125Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 341 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Isanti County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Isanti County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,386+7.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,293
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $87,440+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,012
- Median home value
- $306,200
- Jobs located here
- 11,802
- Daytime population
- 32,103Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Isanti County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dodge County, MN | 79 | 10 | 12.4 | 282 | +2.3% | #41 of 2,229 |
| 2Fillmore County, MN | 71 | 10 | 11.5 | 280 | +1.4% | #186 of 2,229 |
| 3Kanabec County, MN | 68 | 10 | 15.2 | 205 | +3.6% | #278 of 2,229 |
| 4Nicollet County, MN | 66 | 19 | 14.6 | 230 | −0.7% | #337 of 2,229 |
| 5Clay County, MN | 64 | 36 | 13.6 | 240 | +3.6% | #403 of 2,229 |
| 6Carlton County, MN | 64 | 20 | 14.2 | 229 | +1.4% | #407 of 2,229 |
| 7Sibley County, MN | 63 | 10 | 16.9 | 195 | +3.6% | #459 of 2,229 |
| 8Polk County, MN | 61 | 11 | 8.9 | 354 | −1.8% | #523 of 2,229 |
| 9Faribault County, MN | 61 | 8 | 13.2 | 233 | −0.1% | #531 of 2,229 |
| 10Wadena County, MN | 61 | 8 | 13.2 | 224 | +1.9% | #533 of 2,229 |
| 21Isanti County, MN | 55 | 34 | 20.9 | 160 | +7.3% | #831 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Isanti County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Isanti County, MN?
There are 34 real estate businesses on map listings in Isanti County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 23.1% from 2019. Official counts list 125 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Isanti County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $235.8M a year, or $14,470 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 34 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 60% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,293 households in Isanti County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Isanti County, MN compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Isanti County has 20.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 160, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Isanti County would have about 54, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 509 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Isanti County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Isanti County at 44,386 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,293 households. The median household income in Isanti County is $87,440 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Isanti County scores 55 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #831 of 2,229 scored counties.
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