Meeker County · 89 mi from Alexandria
Homes for sale in Darwin, MN
Janet Matchinsky works with buyers and sellers in Darwin, a small Meeker County town about an hour and 45 minutes from her Alexandria office. Homes here tend to be older houses on in-town lots, with farmsteads and acreage along the county roads.
See every home for sale in Darwin, from every brokerage.
See Darwin homes for saleOpen the map around DarwinActive listings from every brokerage, from NorthstarMLS through IDX Broker. Janet can be your buyer's agent on any of them.
The town
Living in Darwin
Highway 12 village known for the world's largest ball of twine. Older small-town homes.
Darwin is home to about 336 people and sits in Meeker County, where Litchfield is the county seat. The ZIP code is 55324, and school district lines here are confirmed address by address.
As the crow flies, Darwin is 5 miles west of Dassel (the closest larger town Janet covers), 5 miles east of Litchfield (the county seat), and 71 miles southeast of Janet's office in Alexandria.
Darwin at a glance
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Population (2023 estimate) | 336 (U.S. Census Bureau) |
| County | Meeker County |
| County seat | Litchfield |
| ZIP code | 55324 |
| Drive from Alexandria | about 89 mi, an hour and 45 minutes |
Lake Stella is about 2 miles away. Lake Stella sits between Darwin and Litchfield and is one of the deepest lakes in Meeker County at 75 feet. It is 599 acres.
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Neighboring towns
Track record
Janet Matchinsky, REALTOR®, in Darwin
Since November 2023, Janet's NorthstarMLS record has no closing inside Darwin itself or within a normal showing radius of it. Her nearest closing is in Richmond, about 25 miles away as the crow flies, where she represented the buyer (counted, not shown, under NorthstarMLS rules). The closest homes Home Match Realty listed and sold are in Spicer (26 miles), St. Cloud (35 miles), and Prinsburg (39 miles).
Elsewhere in the region
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Buying or selling in Darwin
To see homes in Darwin, call or text Janet at (320) 219-2488 and she will set up showings around your schedule.
If you are considering selling in Darwin, Janet will walk through your home and pull recent comparable sales. Her pricing recommendation comes with no obligation to list.
The full seller plan is on the sell page.
Read the buying a lake home guide and the pricing guide before you start, or see all guides.
FAQ
Questions about Darwin
How far is Darwin from Alexandria?
Count on about 89 miles and an hour and 45 minutes from Alexandria to Darwin in normal driving. Janet covers it as regular territory, so a showing here is an ordinary appointment.
How fast do homes sell in Darwin?
Some Darwin homes sell in a week and some sit through a season, depending on price and condition. Janet would rather show you the live numbers than a stale figure.
Can Janet show homes listed by other brokerages in Darwin?
She shows other companies' listings every week, because NorthstarMLS is one shared database. One broker gets you into every listing in Darwin, whoever holds it.
Does Janet work with buyers moving from out of the area?
Out-of-area buyers get a frank read on each listing by phone first, then a compressed showing trip around Darwin. Janet has done this for a couple relocating from California and handles the local introductions.
Ready when you are
Talk to Janet about Darwin
One call, no pressure. She answers her own phone.