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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in Big Lake, MN

8 statewide.

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What’s local to Big Lake

No program run for Big Lake or for Sherburne County alone is listed. A home in Big Lake can use the Minnesota statewide and federal programs below.

The closest city that runs its own program is Brooklyn Park, about 25 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

Income limits in Sherburne County

How programs here set their income limits

$131,500
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)

See the published limits for Sherburne County

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Across Minnesota and nationwide

70 statewide & federal programs

Big Lake questions

Does Big Lake have its own down payment program?

No program run for Big Lake alone is listed. A home in Big Lake can use the 8 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.

Can I use assistance on a condo in Big Lake?

Each program sets which kinds of homes it accepts. Where the agency publishes them, the program’s page lists them; the agency confirms it for the home you choose.

What is the income limit in Sherburne County?

Each program sets its own. 13 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Sherburne County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.

Where can I take a homebuyer class near Big Lake?

HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.

ZIP codes

55309

Sources: agency sites (June–August 2026), HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.