Sale prices by area / Lake County
Lake 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 $220,000, up 120% from $100,000 in 2015.
Median price (2026)
$220,000
Sales in 2026
172
Investor/entity buyers
19%
Median sale price by year
| Year | Median | Middle half | Sales | Investor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $100,000 | $50,000 to $180,000 | 387 | 9.8% |
| 2016 | $109,000 | $51,750 to $173,375 | 420 | 10.7% |
| 2017 | $104,825 | $46,000 to $177,000 | 478 | 10.7% |
| 2018 | $118,900 | $55,500 to $198,500 | 447 | 11.9% |
| 2019 | $113,500 | $50,000 to $201,250 | 498 | 9.2% |
| 2020 | $122,000 | $56,250 to $205,000 | 634 | 10.3% |
| 2021 | $134,450 | $58,000 to $219,225 | 716 | 14.2% |
| 2022 | $165,000 | $84,750 to $279,900 | 504 | 15.9% |
| 2023 | $173,000 | $90,000 to $283,000 | 383 | 12.3% |
| 2024 | $181,000 | $92,438 to $299,975 | 426 | 14.3% |
| 2025 | $212,000 | $109,750 to $358,125 | 432 | 15.0% |
| 2026 | $220,000 | $110,750 to $345,125 | 172 | 18.6% |
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
| 1521 Superior Shores Dr | June 29, 2026 | $9,500,000 |
| XXXXX | September 25, 2025 | $6,900,000 |
| 31 Parcels | May 23, 2026 | $2,480,000 |
| 14568 Moose Lake Road | November 1, 2025 | $2,300,000 |
| 530 1st Avenue | March 12, 2026 | $1,300,000 |
| 1788 County Highway 61 | November 3, 2025 | $1,220,500 |
| 2798 Highway 61 | October 15, 2025 | $1,080,000 |
| 2368 Big Point Road | November 24, 2025 | $985,000 |
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.