Duluth VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

DULUTH, MN-WI

A VA loan is a mortgage loan that’s backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for those who have served or are presently serving in the U.S. military. The VA does not directly lend, it guarantees the loans made by private lenders to veterans, active military personnel, and qualifying military spouses.

The most obvious benefit of VA loans is that no downpayment is necessary to purchase a home. They will also typically have significantly lower fees-- meaning that if you're eligible to receive a VA loan, it will likely be the most favorable option. VA loans come in 3 varities: purchase, refinance and cash out refis.

For additional benefits of VA loans, click here.

Duluth's 56 lenders originated 257 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $66,785,000, with an average VA loan value of $259,864.

Duluth VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Duluth averaged 6.83% for the week of 2025-02-14, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.428% for the same period.

Duluth's average VA mortgage closing costs are $5,113.

The average rate for the prior week (2025-02-07) was 6.56% and one month ago for the week of 2025-01-10, the average rate was 6.7%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.42%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-02-14, the average rate was 6.65%.

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Duluth VA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for VA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the Duluth level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 49 6.87% $5,755
North Shore Bank of Commerce 23 6.29% $5,413
USAA Federal Savings Bank 12 6.10% $11,594
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 12 6.30% $8,813
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 9 5.93% $3,301
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 9 6.76% $7,929
Regent Financial Group, Inc. 8 6.75% $10,118
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 8 7.48% $7,207
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC 7 6.39% $6,345
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 7 6.93% $1,495
NEWREZ LLC 7 6.73% $8,559
Nations Lending Corporation 6 6.29% $10,591
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 6 5.64% $9,993
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 6 6.71% $9,352
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 5 6.00% $9,777
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 5 6.55% $10,634
Servion, Inc. 4 6.41% $6,668
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 4 6.83% $9,143
MID AMERICA MORTGAGE, INC. 3 6.33% $4,700
American Mortgage & Equity Consultants, Inc. 3 6.58% $8,324
The Federal Savings Bank 2 6.75% $11,727
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 2 5.56% $13,380
U.S. Bank 2 7.31% $6,046
MANN FINANCIAL INC. 2 6.81% $5,441
Wells Fargo Bank 2 6.06% $10,512
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. 2 6.44% $11,423
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 2 6.56% $6,155
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 2 6.56% $8,345
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 6.63% $12,600
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY 2 5.94% $9,872
Park State Bank 1 7.13% $4,411
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC. 1 7.25% $15,704
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 1 7.50% $6,036
Associated Bank 1 5.88% $5,173
Bell Bank 1 7.13% $3,209
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 1 6.75% $5,825
CONTOUR MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.75% $6,690
Flagstar Bank, FSB 1 6.75% $19,906
Fortress Bank 1 7.63% $0
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.75% $25,025
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 1 6.75% $8,050
GUARANTY HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.25% $5,711
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1 6.75% $3,925
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 1 6.75% $6,690
NBKC BANK 1 5.99% $2,027
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 1 6.99% $2,537
AFFINITY PLUS 1 7.50% $2,280
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 6.63% $2,702
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 1 7.25% $16,557
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 1 6.13% $2,625
RELIANCE FIRST CAPITAL, LLC 1 6.88% $4,386
ROYAL UNITED MORTGAGE LLC 1 7.13% $7,282
Summit Mortgage Corporation 1 6.38% $15,070
TOP FLITE FINANCIAL, INC. 1 7.25% $11,921
Tradition Mortgage, LLC 1 6.75% $11,332
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 1 6.00% $5,993

The top Duluth VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 49 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $5,755, which is $342 higher than the next largest lender, North Shore Bank of Commerce.

The lowest fee Duluth VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are North Shore Bank of Commerce ($5,413), Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($5,755), QUICKEN LOANS, LLC ($8,813), USAA Federal Savings Bank ($11,594) and .

The lowest rate Duluth VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are USAA Federal Savings Bank (6.10%), North Shore Bank of Commerce (6.29%), QUICKEN LOANS, LLC (6.30%), Mortgage Research Center, LLC (6.87%) and .


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Duluth (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Price (YoY Change) Average Listing Price (YoY) MSA/US Median Price Ratio Active Listings
2018-01-01 $158,900 (6.0%) $240,077 (4.0%) 0.58 1,071
2018-02-01 $163,450 (7.2%) $248,077 (5.4%) 0.58 1,057
2018-03-01 $174,900 (7.3%) $264,682 (9.2%) 0.59 1,096
2018-04-01 $184,950 (9.4%) $271,633 (12.0%) 0.61 1,129
2018-05-01 $185,000 (4.9%) $274,509 (10.0%) 0.62 1,297
2018-06-01 $189,000 (5.1%) $269,040 (7.3%) 0.62 1,541
2018-07-01 $189,000 (5.6%) $267,995 (5.0%) 0.62 1,613
2018-08-01 $187,500 (7.1%) $263,574 (3.6%) 0.62 1,627
2018-09-01 $184,900 (5.7%) $258,384 (3.7%) 0.62 1,593
2018-10-01 $183,000 (7.7%) $259,416 (6.1%) 0.61 1,544
2018-11-01 $181,250 (13.3%) $256,711 (7.6%) 0.61 1,396
2018-12-01 $174,900 (9.4%) $252,564 (4.9%) 0.60 1,204
2019-01-01 $174,100 (9.6%) $265,366 (10.5%) 0.59 979
2019-02-01 $171,250 (4.8%) $264,272 (6.5%) 0.58 930
2019-03-01 $189,243 (8.2%) $275,618 (4.1%) 0.60 966
2019-04-01 $216,200 (16.9%) $287,531 (5.9%) 0.66 1,027
2019-05-01 $215,000 (16.2%) $289,796 (5.6%) 0.64 1,180
2019-06-01 $210,250 (11.2%) $284,125 (5.6%) 0.63 1,352
2019-07-01 $212,000 (12.2%) $285,033 (6.4%) 0.63 1,455
2019-08-01 $205,155 (9.4%) $279,460 (6.0%) 0.62 1,483
2019-09-01 $199,386 (7.8%) $272,514 (5.5%) 0.62 1,456
2019-10-01 $198,041 (8.2%) $267,591 (3.2%) 0.62 1,412
2019-11-01 $194,950 (7.6%) $263,914 (2.8%) 0.62 1,214
2019-12-01 $189,900 (8.6%) $264,302 (4.7%) 0.62 997
2020-01-01 $189,200 (8.7%) $268,590 (1.2%) 0.62 820
2020-02-01 $204,950 (19.7%) $290,538 (9.9%) 0.65 783
2020-03-01 $229,250 (21.1%) $311,991 (13.2%) 0.68 803
2020-04-01 $229,925 (6.4%) $312,086 (8.5%) 0.70 849
2020-05-01 $229,900 (6.9%) $306,689 (5.8%) 0.67 911
2020-06-01 $235,450 (12.0%) $312,977 (10.2%) 0.67 945
2020-07-01 $232,500 (9.7%) $320,270 (12.4%) 0.66 918
2020-08-01 $230,000 (12.1%) $317,309 (13.5%) 0.64 854
2020-09-01 $229,425 (15.1%) $313,682 (15.1%) 0.64 778
2020-10-01 $224,900 (13.6%) $318,185 (18.9%) 0.63 705
2020-11-01 $217,950 (11.8%) $319,159 (20.9%) 0.62 615
2020-12-01 $219,700 (15.7%) $326,454 (23.5%) 0.62 521
2021-01-01 $219,000 (15.8%) $344,481 (28.3%) 0.60 393
2021-02-01 $224,250 (9.4%) $355,469 (22.4%) 0.62 313
2021-03-01 $224,725 (-2.0%) $351,535 (12.7%) 0.62 307
2021-04-01 $235,000 (2.2%) $353,067 (13.1%) 0.61 335
2021-05-01 $222,500 (-3.2%) $332,337 (8.4%) 0.58 417
2021-06-01 $215,000 (-8.7%) $321,941 (2.9%) 0.56 522
2021-07-01 $215,000 (-7.5%) $313,902 (-2.0%) 0.55 544
2021-08-01 $203,325 (-11.6%) $296,802 (-6.5%) 0.53 531
2021-09-01 $202,450 (-11.8%) $297,466 (-5.2%) 0.53 504
2021-10-01 $199,500 (-11.3%) $274,169 (-13.8%) 0.53 475
2021-11-01 $202,000 (-7.3%) $299,332 (-6.2%) 0.53 380
2021-12-01 $192,425 (-12.4%) $301,330 (-7.7%) 0.51 295
2022-01-01 $194,900 (-11.0%) $318,032 (-7.7%) 0.51 255
2022-02-01 $220,975 (-1.5%) $372,197 (4.7%) 0.57 210
2022-03-01 $242,600 (8.0%) $400,017 (13.8%) 0.58 204
2022-04-01 $257,450 (9.6%) $382,671 (8.4%) 0.59 242
2022-05-01 $262,425 (17.9%) $388,064 (16.8%) 0.58 324
2022-06-01 $262,450 (22.1%) $372,542 (15.7%) 0.58 401
2022-07-01 $262,500 (22.1%) $368,254 (17.3%) 0.59 490
2022-08-01 $252,450 (24.2%) $351,543 (18.4%) 0.58 549
2022-09-01 $256,250 (26.6%) $354,072 (19.0%) 0.59 539
2022-10-01 $255,000 (27.8%) $367,661 (34.1%) 0.59 499
2022-11-01 $252,500 (25.0%) $361,438 (20.8%) 0.60 447
2022-12-01 $259,000 (34.6%) $369,733 (22.7%) 0.62 388
2023-01-01 $263,725 (35.3%) $372,323 (17.1%) 0.64 281
2023-02-01 $277,000 (25.4%) $386,005 (3.7%) 0.66 236
2023-03-01 $280,450 (15.6%) $395,710 (-1.1%) 0.65 232
2023-04-01 $289,000 (12.3%) $391,690 (2.4%) 0.69 264
2023-05-01 $299,950 (14.3%) $406,894 (4.9%) 0.71 330
2023-06-01 $307,100 (17.0%) $419,159 (12.5%) 0.70 430
2023-07-01 $314,900 (20.0%) $433,781 (17.8%) 0.73 509
2023-08-01 $305,000 (20.8%) $424,537 (20.8%) 0.72 547
2023-09-01 $299,900 (17.0%) $417,521 (17.9%) 0.71 607
2023-10-01 $278,450 (9.2%) $406,526 (10.6%) 0.68 586
2023-11-01 $278,000 (10.1%) $406,364 (12.4%) 0.67 539
2023-12-01 $275,000 (6.2%) $404,708 (9.5%) 0.68 444
2024-01-01 $249,000 (-5.6%) $400,071 (7.5%) 0.61 361
2024-02-01 $264,450 (-4.5%) $416,308 (7.9%) 0.64 331
2024-03-01 $304,950 (8.7%) $427,069 (7.9%) 0.70 336
2024-04-01 $333,000 (15.2%) $450,800 (15.1%) 0.72 349
2024-05-01 $369,537 (23.2%) $483,269 (18.8%) 0.82 428
2024-06-01 $350,000 (14.0%) $458,792 (9.5%) 0.79 523
2024-07-01 $344,675 (9.5%) $449,727 (3.7%) 0.77 616
2024-08-01 $329,000 (7.9%) $433,959 (2.2%) 0.76 691
2024-09-01 $320,000 (6.7%) $415,563 (-0.5%) 0.74 714
2024-10-01 $300,000 (7.7%) $409,514 (0.7%) 0.71 704
2024-11-01 $299,000 (7.6%) $401,406 (-1.2%) 0.71 625
2024-12-01 $287,400 (4.5%) $394,016 (-2.6%) 0.72 506
2025-01-01 $277,475 (11.4%) $387,811 (-3.1%) 0.00 427
Duluth's median listing price for 2025-01-01 was $277,475, a difference of $28,475 (11.4%) versus the prior year and $-9,925 versus the prior month.

Duluth's median listing price comes in at 0% of the national average.

Duluth's average listing price for 2025-01-01 was $387,811, a difference of $-12,260 (-3.1%) versus the prior year and $-6,205 versus the prior month.

For the 2025-01-01 period, Duluth had 427 MLS listings, a difference of -79 listings (-16%) versus the prior month and 66 listings (18%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Duluth (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 108 days 1,504 sqft
2018-02-01 108 days 1,528 sqft
2018-03-01 78 days 1,568 sqft
2018-04-01 70 days 1,580 sqft
2018-05-01 60 days 1,571 sqft
2018-06-01 51 days 1,576 sqft
2018-07-01 59 days 1,575 sqft
2018-08-01 66 days 1,577 sqft
2018-09-01 72 days 1,544 sqft
2018-10-01 78 days 1,497 sqft
2018-11-01 86 days 1,500 sqft
2018-12-01 104 days 1,463 sqft
2019-01-01 113 days 1,484 sqft
2019-02-01 123 days 1,500 sqft
2019-03-01 107 days 1,515 sqft
2019-04-01 78 days 1,558 sqft
2019-05-01 53 days 1,584 sqft
2019-06-01 50 days 1,568 sqft
2019-07-01 57 days 1,578 sqft
2019-08-01 64 days 1,547 sqft
2019-09-01 73 days 1,489 sqft
2019-10-01 81 days 1,451 sqft
2019-11-01 95 days 1,444 sqft
2019-12-01 115 days 1,454 sqft
2020-01-01 123 days 1,472 sqft
2020-02-01 128 days 1,477 sqft
2020-03-01 110 days 1,499 sqft
2020-04-01 81 days 1,524 sqft
2020-05-01 71 days 1,536 sqft
2020-06-01 61 days 1,527 sqft
2020-07-01 54 days 1,580 sqft
2020-08-01 57 days 1,568 sqft
2020-09-01 62 days 1,533 sqft
2020-10-01 64 days 1,536 sqft
2020-11-01 69 days 1,476 sqft
2020-12-01 78 days 1,467 sqft
2021-01-01 94 days 1,448 sqft
2021-02-01 105 days 1,464 sqft
2021-03-01 72 days 1,471 sqft
2021-04-01 42 days 1,566 sqft
2021-05-01 35 days 1,568 sqft
2021-06-01 31 days 1,530 sqft
2021-07-01 39 days 1,529 sqft
2021-08-01 51 days 1,445 sqft
2021-09-01 52 days 1,459 sqft
2021-10-01 51 days 1,478 sqft
2021-11-01 57 days 1,503 sqft
2021-12-01 69 days 1,462 sqft
2022-01-01 79 days 1,408 sqft
2022-02-01 70 days 1,630 sqft
2022-03-01 53 days 1,725 sqft
2022-04-01 30 days 1,700 sqft
2022-05-01 26 days 1,612 sqft
2022-06-01 32 days 1,649 sqft
2022-07-01 34 days 1,624 sqft
2022-08-01 39 days 1,575 sqft
2022-09-01 48 days 1,598 sqft
2022-10-01 53 days 1,613 sqft
2022-11-01 59 days 1,582 sqft
2022-12-01 77 days 1,575 sqft
2023-01-01 97 days 1,518 sqft
2023-02-01 100 days 1,596 sqft
2023-03-01 80 days 1,566 sqft
2023-04-01 39 days 1,560 sqft
2023-05-01 37 days 1,624 sqft
2023-06-01 32 days 1,672 sqft
2023-07-01 34 days 1,670 sqft
2023-08-01 44 days 1,684 sqft
2023-09-01 45 days 1,733 sqft
2023-10-01 52 days 1,660 sqft
2023-11-01 62 days 1,608 sqft
2023-12-01 66 days 1,575 sqft
2024-01-01 81 days 1,598 sqft
2024-02-01 83 days 1,602 sqft
2024-03-01 47 days 1,610 sqft
2024-04-01 45 days 1,670 sqft
2024-05-01 38 days 1,753 sqft
2024-06-01 38 days 1,776 sqft
2024-07-01 39 days 1,782 sqft
2024-08-01 43 days 1,730 sqft
2024-09-01 48 days 1,682 sqft
2024-10-01 54 days 1,680 sqft
2024-11-01 60 days 1,678 sqft
2024-12-01 78 days 1,601 sqft
2025-01-01 0 days 1,575 sqft
Duluth's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-01-01 was 0 days. This is -100% shorter than the same period one year ago.

Duluth's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-01-01 period was 1,575 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,598 sqft.

VA Loan Features

  • No down payment required
  • Negotiable and competitive interest rate.
  • Ability to finance the VA funding fee (plus reduced funding fees with a down payment of at least 5 percent and exemption for veterans receiving VA compensation).
  • VA rules limit the amount you can be charged for closing costs.
  • Closing costs are comparable with other financing types (and may be lower).
  • Closing costs may be paid by the seller.
  • No private mortgage insurance premiums are required.
  • An assumable mortgage.
  • Right to prepay your mortgage without penalty.
  • For homes inspected by VA during construction, a warranty from builder and assistance from VA to obtain cooperation of builder.
  • VA assistance to veteran borrowers in default due to temporary financial difficulty.