Sale prices by area / Cottonwood County
Cottonwood 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 $199,800, up 212% from $64,000 in 2015.
Median price (2026)
$199,800
Sales in 2026
113
Investor/entity buyers
16%
Median sale price by year
| Year | Median | Middle half | Sales | Investor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $64,000 | $29,150 to $136,500 | 299 | 13.7% |
| 2016 | $65,000 | $30,000 to $122,000 | 273 | 15.8% |
| 2017 | $80,250 | $44,250 to $148,625 | 298 | 13.4% |
| 2018 | $80,000 | $40,500 to $150,500 | 301 | 10.3% |
| 2019 | $90,000 | $45,000 to $159,235 | 263 | 11.4% |
| 2020 | $85,400 | $39,875 to $157,375 | 312 | 10.6% |
| 2021 | $117,000 | $45,350 to $200,279 | 363 | 12.1% |
| 2022 | $145,500 | $69,025 to $235,000 | 310 | 11.6% |
| 2023 | $145,000 | $65,000 to $239,675 | 246 | 16.7% |
| 2024 | $144,950 | $80,000 to $219,541 | 242 | 11.2% |
| 2025 | $150,000 | $80,000 to $280,000 | 233 | 15.0% |
| 2026 | $199,800 | $109,000 to $493,000 | 113 | 15.9% |
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
| 27593 County Road 2 | December 19, 2025 | $5,693,100 |
| Section 10 & 15 | June 8, 2026 | $5,533,000 |
| 2020 Hospital Drive | March 31, 2026 | $5,375,000 |
| N/A | December 23, 2025 | $4,680,000 |
| 2598 State Hwy 60 | November 13, 2025 | $3,500,000 |
| 1550 1st Avenue | August 19, 2025 | $2,500,000 |
| 27168 County Road 1 | February 18, 2026 | $1,850,000 |
| Section 26 | April 3, 2026 | $1,750,000 |
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.