Sale prices by area / Clay County
Clay 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 $271,500, up 64% from $165,900 in 2015.
Median price (2026)
$271,500
Sales in 2026
552
Investor/entity buyers
19%
Median sale price by year
| Year | Median | Middle half | Sales | Investor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $165,900 | $121,800 to $226,421 | 1,660 | 17.4% |
| 2016 | $175,000 | $121,000 to $243,376 | 1,589 | 19.7% |
| 2017 | $177,000 | $125,000 to $247,500 | 1,525 | 19.0% |
| 2018 | $189,900 | $142,500 to $251,420 | 1,407 | 17.7% |
| 2019 | $195,000 | $146,704 to $264,433 | 1,427 | 19.8% |
| 2020 | $212,000 | $156,000 to $279,450 | 1,579 | 16.0% |
| 2021 | $223,300 | $167,250 to $295,000 | 1,735 | 17.8% |
| 2022 | $240,000 | $180,000 to $340,000 | 1,392 | 18.2% |
| 2023 | $250,000 | $175,000 to $340,090 | 1,080 | 18.6% |
| 2024 | $265,000 | $188,000 to $367,500 | 1,209 | 19.1% |
| 2025 | $271,610 | $200,000 to $382,064 | 1,176 | 19.1% |
| 2026 | $271,500 | $206,500 to $373,625 | 552 | 18.8% |
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
| 15882-15998 Co Hwy 27 | May 19, 2026 | $8,699,965 |
| 3002 17th Street South | March 27, 2026 | $6,583,000 |
| 3401 10th St S | October 31, 2025 | $5,650,000 |
| 113 10th St S | September 30, 2025 | $4,390,000 |
| 805 30th Ave S | May 8, 2026 | $4,344,000 |
| 650 Center Ave | May 14, 2026 | $4,300,000 |
| 601 2 1/2 Ave NW | December 23, 2025 | $3,375,000 |
| 1714 Center Avenue West | August 8, 2025 | $2,866,353 |
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.