Down payment assistance · Otter Tail County
Buying a home in Fergus Falls, MN
8 statewide.Fergus Falls has no program of its own, and 8 statewide. Here is what each one offers, what the local market looks like, and who near you can walk you through it.
What’s local to Fergus Falls
No program of Fergus Falls’s own yet
No program run for Fergus Falls or for Otter Tail County alone is listed. A home in Fergus Falls can use the Minnesota statewide and federal programs below.
The closest city that runs its own program is Moorhead, about 52 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.
The Fergus Falls marketThe Fergus Falls housing market
Kinds of homes hereWhat’s for sale here, and what the programs accept
Kinds of homes in Fergus Falls
- 60.3% single-familysingle-family
- 4.1% townhousetownhouse
- 7% 2–4 units2–4 units
- 25.5% 5+ unitscondo & apartment buildings (5+ units)
- 3.1% mobile & othermobile home & other
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25024.
When Fergus Falls’s homes were built
58.5%
of Fergus Falls homes were built before 1980. Pre-1978 homes come with a federal lead-paint disclosure.of homes were built before 1980. A home built before 1978 comes with a federal lead-paint disclosure, and some programs require an inspection.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25034.
13 of the 70 programs here set their income limit as a share of Otter Tail County’s area median income, adjusted for household size. See the published limits for Otter Tail County
Free help nearbyFree help near Fergus Falls
Free help from a HUD-approved housing counselorFree help from a HUD-approved housing counselor
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Across Minnesota and nationwide
70 statewide & federal programs8 statewide programs, plus federal options
Fergus Falls questions
Does Fergus Falls have its own down payment program?
No program run for Fergus Falls alone is listed. A home in Fergus Falls can use the 8 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.
Can I use assistance on a condo in Fergus Falls?
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 Otter Tail County?
Each program sets its own. 13 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Otter Tail 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 Fergus Falls?
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
56537 · 56538
Nearby in Otter Tail
Sources
Sources: agency sites (June–August 2026), Census ACS 2024 5-year, HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.Programs: Hey Prescott catalog of 2,000+ programs, each verified with its agency (June–August 2026). Market: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Income: HUD FY2026 income limits. Counselors: HUD list of approved housing counseling agencies. Hey Prescott is not a lender.