Sale prices by area / Wadena County
Wadena 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 $160,000, up 129% from $70,000 in 2015.
Median price (2026)
$160,000
Sales in 2026
154
Investor/entity buyers
18%
Median sale price by year
| Year | Median | Middle half | Sales | Investor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $70,000 | $35,000 to $130,750 | 390 | 10.3% |
| 2016 | $85,000 | $43,085 to $140,000 | 378 | 11.6% |
| 2017 | $89,500 | $48,250 to $145,000 | 432 | 9.0% |
| 2018 | $92,500 | $50,000 to $143,003 | 398 | 10.3% |
| 2019 | $95,000 | $53,850 to $149,956 | 398 | 12.1% |
| 2020 | $113,500 | $50,000 to $170,750 | 383 | 12.3% |
| 2021 | $115,000 | $49,250 to $180,000 | 503 | 14.1% |
| 2022 | $135,000 | $64,000 to $219,950 | 415 | 15.9% |
| 2023 | $156,000 | $90,000 to $256,700 | 356 | 15.2% |
| 2024 | $165,000 | $86,000 to $250,000 | 323 | 12.1% |
| 2025 | $165,000 | $89,500 to $261,500 | 275 | 17.8% |
| 2026 | $160,000 | $79,925 to $289,275 | 154 | 18.2% |
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
| 1720 Airport Rd | April 30, 2026 | $10,900,000 |
| 106-122 5th Street SW | October 17, 2025 | $1,800,000 |
| TBD | January 5, 2026 | $1,040,000 |
| 95 Juniper Ave NW | November 7, 2025 | $818,000 |
| 311 Aspen Ave SW | December 31, 2025 | $700,000 |
| 2220 US Highway 71 | June 10, 2026 | $700,000 |
| 1406 Prairie Ave NW | June 8, 2026 | $647,000 |
| 14868 Stocking Lake Access Road | July 25, 2025 | $610,000 |
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.