Sale prices by area / Washington County
Washington 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 $420,000, up 75% from $239,400 in 2015.
Median price (2026)
$420,000
Sales in 2026
2,087
Investor/entity buyers
16%
Median sale price by year
| Year | Median | Middle half | Sales | Investor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $239,400 | $164,900 to $361,156 | 5,267 | 10.0% |
| 2016 | $252,375 | $174,900 to $375,000 | 6,130 | 11.9% |
| 2017 | $270,000 | $185,000 to $397,729 | 6,514 | 12.4% |
| 2018 | $290,000 | $201,000 to $415,212 | 6,416 | 13.3% |
| 2019 | $309,900 | $217,000 to $425,000 | 6,670 | 14.1% |
| 2020 | $330,000 | $237,000 to $450,000 | 7,065 | 11.7% |
| 2021 | $368,890 | $259,950 to $505,000 | 7,619 | 15.6% |
| 2022 | $403,130 | $290,000 to $582,128 | 5,879 | 13.9% |
| 2023 | $400,000 | $300,000 to $567,000 | 4,603 | 14.1% |
| 2024 | $422,088 | $315,000 to $578,743 | 5,142 | 12.5% |
| 2025 | $429,990 | $315,000 to $587,345 | 5,227 | 14.2% |
| 2026 | $420,000 | $305,000 to $585,000 | 2,087 | 16.3% |
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
| 289 Karen Drive · Woodbury | December 3, 2025 | $88,000,000 |
| multiple · Woodbury | August 29, 2025 | $41,930,000 |
| multiple · Woodbury | August 29, 2025 | $38,300,000 |
| 3490 Hayward Avenue North · Oakdale | October 30, 2025 | $23,000,000 |
| 587 Settlers Ridge Parkway · Woodbury | December 30, 2025 | $23,000,000 |
| 11070 39TH Street · Lake Elmo | September 24, 2025 | $20,238,909 |
| 11070 39th Street | September 24, 2025 | $17,713,417 |
| 205 Radio Drive · Woodbury | December 4, 2025 | $14,250,000 |
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.