Sale prices by area / Stearns County
Stearns 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 $280,000, up 87% from $149,900 in 2015.
Median price (2026)
$280,000
Sales in 2026
1,159
Investor/entity buyers
17%
Median sale price by year
| Year | Median | Middle half | Sales | Investor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $149,900 | $99,900 to $214,900 | 2,912 | 13.8% |
| 2016 | $157,575 | $104,000 to $225,000 | 3,228 | 14.5% |
| 2017 | $160,000 | $107,500 to $230,000 | 3,358 | 14.7% |
| 2018 | $168,000 | $116,500 to $240,000 | 3,392 | 15.1% |
| 2019 | $182,500 | $125,000 to $259,900 | 3,219 | 12.9% |
| 2020 | $198,000 | $130,000 to $276,000 | 3,485 | 12.0% |
| 2021 | $219,900 | $147,000 to $310,000 | 3,744 | 14.5% |
| 2022 | $243,000 | $163,750 to $350,000 | 2,951 | 18.0% |
| 2023 | $250,000 | $170,000 to $355,000 | 2,451 | 19.0% |
| 2024 | $265,500 | $180,000 to $365,000 | 2,577 | 18.3% |
| 2025 | $277,000 | $190,000 to $368,500 | 2,473 | 17.3% |
| 2026 | $280,000 | $190,000 to $386,250 | 1,159 | 16.7% |
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
| 6401 8th Ave S | April 15, 2026 | $1,829,477,000 |
| 37257 STATE HWY 237 | February 27, 2026 | $1,500,000,000 |
| 2914 4th Street So. | October 17, 2025 | $47,500,000 |
| 1423, 1515 and 1109 Seventh Street | September 23, 2025 | $42,300,000 |
| 819 11th St. S. | June 25, 2026 | $31,300,000 |
| 906, 960 and 932 Cypress Road | September 23, 2025 | $30,200,000 |
| 4005 24th Street S | September 23, 2025 | $17,600,000 |
| 120 Inspiration Lane | April 15, 2026 | $17,057,356 |
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.