Sale prices by area / Blue Earth County
Blue Earth County: 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 $290,000, up 86% from $156,048 in 2015.
Median price (2026)
$290,000
Sales in 2026
503
Investor/entity buyers
20%
Median sale price by year
| Year | Median | Middle half | Sales | Investor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $156,048 | $106,525 to $230,000 | 1,340 | 19.2% |
| 2016 | $170,000 | $110,000 to $242,000 | 1,377 | 14.6% |
| 2017 | $172,400 | $120,000 to $258,586 | 1,405 | 15.8% |
| 2018 | $180,000 | $124,125 to $273,875 | 1,398 | 17.4% |
| 2019 | $203,250 | $140,000 to $284,400 | 1,284 | 16.0% |
| 2020 | $210,700 | $145,000 to $299,900 | 1,386 | 17.4% |
| 2021 | $240,750 | $157,500 to $350,000 | 1,564 | 19.3% |
| 2022 | $260,000 | $177,000 to $385,000 | 1,265 | 19.0% |
| 2023 | $269,500 | $180,000 to $380,000 | 1,047 | 18.1% |
| 2024 | $286,000 | $194,001 to $396,800 | 962 | 17.8% |
| 2025 | $289,000 | $187,000 to $408,400 | 1,017 | 24.3% |
| 2026 | $290,000 | $200,000 to $420,000 | 503 | 19.7% |
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
| 700 James Ave | December 30, 2025 | $20,695,459 |
| 201 Oaklawn Ave | December 30, 2025 | $11,798,717 |
| 714 Southbend Ave | December 30, 2025 | $10,732,379 |
| 145-170 Good Counsel Drive | December 29, 2025 | $10,000,000 |
| 111 Redtail Ct | August 26, 2025 | $6,300,000 |
| 222 S Murphy St | December 30, 2025 | $4,541,167 |
| 24091 574th Ave | December 19, 2025 | $4,144,720 |
| 101 S Hawley Street | October 21, 2025 | $4,000,000 |
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.