Sale prices by area / Cook County
Cook 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 $322,950, up 93% from $167,500 in 2015.
Median price (2026)
$322,950
Sales in 2026
70
Investor/entity buyers
21%
Median sale price by year
| Year | Median | Middle half | Sales | Investor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $167,500 | $65,000 to $250,000 | 259 | 13.5% |
| 2016 | $168,000 | $72,950 to $260,000 | 279 | 14.7% |
| 2017 | $185,000 | $75,000 to $278,750 | 326 | 16.9% |
| 2018 | $176,711 | $77,621 to $299,375 | 294 | 18.0% |
| 2019 | $183,500 | $79,900 to $298,500 | 276 | 12.7% |
| 2020 | $185,000 | $85,000 to $312,275 | 412 | 16.5% |
| 2021 | $170,000 | $65,000 to $320,000 | 535 | 17.6% |
| 2022 | $180,000 | $78,000 to $393,750 | 365 | 21.9% |
| 2023 | $200,000 | $86,150 to $400,000 | 330 | 24.2% |
| 2024 | $250,000 | $120,000 to $471,000 | 279 | 20.4% |
| 2025 | $325,000 | $160,000 to $510,000 | 269 | 27.5% |
| 2026 | $322,950 | $160,000 to $544,000 | 70 | 21.4% |
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
| 21 Eagle Mountain Lane | November 5, 2025 | $2,177,500 |
| 18 Sugar Beach Dr | December 1, 2025 | $1,450,000 |
| 4776 Highway 61 | November 7, 2025 | $1,250,000 |
| 94 Stonegate | May 6, 2026 | $1,175,000 |
| 124 Foothills Blvd | November 21, 2025 | $1,100,000 |
| 117 Voyageurs Point | October 15, 2025 | $1,100,000 |
| 11 WIldflower Lane | August 7, 2025 | $1,065,000 |
| Grand Portage | February 17, 2026 | $1,050,000 |
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.