Sale prices by area / Steele County
Steele 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 $273,000, up 95% from $140,000 in 2015.
Median price (2026)
$273,000
Sales in 2026
374
Investor/entity buyers
18%
Median sale price by year
| Year | Median | Middle half | Sales | Investor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $140,000 | $98,000 to $189,900 | 765 | 11.9% |
| 2016 | $144,000 | $98,000 to $194,407 | 820 | 11.7% |
| 2017 | $150,000 | $107,900 to $216,000 | 789 | 12.7% |
| 2018 | $162,250 | $119,925 to $240,000 | 826 | 13.3% |
| 2019 | $175,000 | $120,000 to $242,500 | 793 | 14.8% |
| 2020 | $189,900 | $132,750 to $266,125 | 836 | 14.8% |
| 2021 | $210,000 | $148,000 to $290,000 | 921 | 17.3% |
| 2022 | $239,000 | $163,725 to $333,550 | 735 | 16.1% |
| 2023 | $255,000 | $181,991 to $355,000 | 604 | 17.7% |
| 2024 | $267,500 | $191,313 to $350,225 | 596 | 16.6% |
| 2025 | $265,000 | $185,031 to $358,675 | 634 | 19.1% |
| 2026 | $273,000 | $210,000 to $356,725 | 374 | 17.9% |
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
| 3627 N. County Road 45 | September 26, 2025 | $4,550,000 |
| 1927 Hartle Avenue | June 29, 2026 | $4,200,000 |
| 1174 Brady Boulevard | September 17, 2025 | $2,450,000 |
| Bare Land | January 14, 2026 | $1,963,836 |
| 1478 NW 26th St | December 19, 2025 | $1,840,900 |
| 7398 Rose Street | May 1, 2026 | $1,725,000 |
| 130 Oak Avenue N | February 5, 2026 | $1,563,600 |
| xxx 89th Ave SE | February 17, 2026 | $1,493,535 |
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.