Renting in Mapleview: a two-bedroom costs about $1,070
Mapleview is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Housing in Mapleview, in brief
Owning can cost less than renting
With 20% down at the calculator’s rate, the typical Mapleview home runs about $630 a month with tax and insurance. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070. Can I afford it? ↓
Values rose faster than Minnesota’s over five years
The typical Mapleview home is up 29% in five years, against 14% across Minnesota. Since October 2016 it has about doubled, from $47K to $103K. Price trend ↓
Written from the data on this page. Home values are the Zillow Home Value Index, through September 2026; permits are Census figures through 2017 (2017 partly estimated); incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey, which has wide margins in a place this size.
Why Mapleview isn’t graded
The grade needs at least two of four Census figures: home value, rent, property tax and the share of households paying 30% or more for housing.
Next door, Austin grades A− for cost of living, with a typical home of $188K (Zillow, September 2026).
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Freeborn County, MN): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Low tax bills, but a high tax rate
The median bill is $814, under the Minnesota median of $3,357, because homes cost less. As a share of value it’s 1.06% a year, against 1.02% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
Mapleview vs. its neighbors
Of the 2 towns here with a Zillow value, Mapleview has the lowest. Lansing Township has no Zillow value, so it is in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, September 2026 | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapleview | – | $103K | $77K | 1.06% | $1,070 |
| Austin | A− | $188K | $164K | 1.04% | $1,070 |
| Lansing Township | – | — | $265K | 0.87% | $1,070 |
“—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents). “—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Mapleview
How much is rent in Mapleview?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,070 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $583 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Mapleview?
The median bill is $814 a year, 1.06% of the median home value (Minnesota: $3,357, 1.02%), from the Census 2020–24.
Why doesn’t Mapleview have a cost of living grade?
Mapleview is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Neighbors talk housing
What Mapleview buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, September 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, September 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.