Sale prices by area / Columbus
Columbus: what homes actually sold for
Every sale below comes from the certificate of real estate value (eCRV) filed with the state when property changes hands. The median arm's-length price in 2026 was $500,000, up 113% from $235,000 in 2015.
Median price (2026)
$500,000
Sales in 2026
36
Investor/entity buyers
25%
Median sale price by year
| Year | Median | Middle half | Sales | Investor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $235,000 | $180,000 to $305,000 | 61 | 8.2% |
| 2016 | $235,000 | $142,500 to $295,500 | 63 | 12.7% |
| 2017 | $257,275 | $201,500 to $359,450 | 87 | 16.1% |
| 2018 | $274,500 | $157,000 to $436,250 | 78 | 17.9% |
| 2019 | $320,000 | $172,000 to $441,149 | 79 | 24.1% |
| 2020 | $359,150 | $289,999 to $524,250 | 102 | 13.7% |
| 2021 | $400,000 | $275,000 to $591,250 | 96 | 22.9% |
| 2022 | $430,000 | $289,900 to $675,000 | 69 | 17.4% |
| 2023 | $457,530 | $287,500 to $570,000 | 50 | 24.0% |
| 2024 | $430,000 | $355,000 to $536,250 | 70 | 12.9% |
| 2025 | $440,000 | $352,750 to $637,500 | 54 | 33.3% |
| 2026 | $500,000 | $363,000 to $645,188 | 36 | 25.0% |
Arm's-length sales only: gifts, related-party transfers, and sales flagged as non-market are excluded, as are prices under $3,000. Investor share counts sales where a buyer is an organization (LLC, trust, company) rather than an individual.
Largest sales in the last 12 months
| 14045 LAKE DRIVE NEW | October 3, 2025 | $5,497,036 |
| 9651 152nd Avenue NE | December 10, 2025 | $1,700,000 |
| 13405 Lake Dr NE | February 27, 2026 | $1,455,000 |
| 9218 Lake Drive NE | December 29, 2025 | $1,075,000 |
| 13405 Lake Dr NE | December 19, 2025 | $960,000 |
| 15252 W Freeway Drive | February 13, 2026 | $900,000 |
| 13927 Jodrell Street Northeast | May 22, 2026 | $890,000 |
| 13405 Lake Drive NE | January 5, 2026 | $861,000 |
Large transactions are often commercial or multi-parcel deals, not single homes.
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Source: Minnesota Department of Revenue eCRV weekly sales extracts, October 2014 to present, updated weekly. Medians and shares are computed from arm's-length sales as described above.