Sale prices by area / Rice County
Rice 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 $328,000, up 107% from $158,700 in 2015.
Median price (2026)
$328,000
Sales in 2026
463
Investor/entity buyers
18%
Median sale price by year
| Year | Median | Middle half | Sales | Investor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $158,700 | $110,038 to $233,925 | 1,314 | 14.1% |
| 2016 | $175,000 | $116,000 to $250,000 | 1,393 | 11.7% |
| 2017 | $192,000 | $129,000 to $260,000 | 1,466 | 11.7% |
| 2018 | $212,000 | $146,500 to $279,950 | 1,323 | 12.6% |
| 2019 | $227,250 | $157,975 to $300,000 | 1,312 | 13.7% |
| 2020 | $235,000 | $157,825 to $315,000 | 1,467 | 13.9% |
| 2021 | $270,000 | $179,975 to $360,000 | 1,556 | 15.1% |
| 2022 | $279,000 | $185,450 to $390,055 | 1,311 | 16.9% |
| 2023 | $295,000 | $200,000 to $407,875 | 1,008 | 14.2% |
| 2024 | $315,000 | $220,000 to $435,000 | 981 | 14.2% |
| 2025 | $316,028 | $220,000 to $433,000 | 1,009 | 14.9% |
| 2026 | $328,000 | $234,000 to $464,000 | 463 | 18.4% |
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
| 1016 FOREST AVE | March 12, 2026 | $60,000,000 |
| 1250 Autumn Drive | August 28, 2025 | $13,350,000 |
| 1356 Jefferson Road | December 18, 2025 | $8,000,000 |
| 1600 Cannon Lane | July 21, 2025 | $5,510,000 |
| 0 Unassigned | October 9, 2025 | $4,350,000 |
| 500 12th Street NW | February 20, 2026 | $3,999,000 |
| 41 Brand Ave | December 5, 2025 | $3,386,880 |
| 1620 17th St NW | December 4, 2025 | $3,250,000 |
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.