Sale prices by area / Polk County
Polk 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 $235,000, up 74% from $134,900 in 2015.
Median price (2026)
$235,000
Sales in 2026
265
Investor/entity buyers
13%
Median sale price by year
| Year | Median | Middle half | Sales | Investor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $134,900 | $55,000 to $204,975 | 638 | 12.7% |
| 2016 | $122,000 | $53,675 to $202,550 | 652 | 12.6% |
| 2017 | $153,000 | $62,625 to $229,925 | 698 | 13.5% |
| 2018 | $150,000 | $62,000 to $250,000 | 692 | 12.4% |
| 2019 | $160,700 | $73,750 to $240,957 | 644 | 10.1% |
| 2020 | $160,000 | $68,000 to $250,000 | 720 | 12.4% |
| 2021 | $178,000 | $80,000 to $265,000 | 792 | 12.9% |
| 2022 | $182,000 | $82,000 to $310,000 | 699 | 15.6% |
| 2023 | $193,000 | $89,900 to $319,000 | 617 | 14.1% |
| 2024 | $200,000 | $96,000 to $309,900 | 605 | 12.6% |
| 2025 | $225,000 | $99,125 to $374,975 | 614 | 17.4% |
| 2026 | $235,000 | $130,000 to $360,000 | 265 | 13.2% |
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
| 400 17th Street North West | October 22, 2025 | $5,000,000 |
| 0 Unassigned | October 10, 2025 | $2,632,500 |
| Rural Route | January 15, 2026 | $1,920,000 |
| Rural Route | December 22, 2025 | $1,570,000 |
| 2200 University Ave | April 3, 2026 | $1,450,000 |
| 12745 Maple Lake Dr SE | September 30, 2025 | $1,400,000 |
| 23917 350th Avenue South | September 30, 2025 | $1,341,800 |
| Rural Route | December 10, 2025 | $1,280,000 |
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.