Sale prices by area / Empire
Empire: 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 $501,250, up 109% from $240,000 in 2015.
Median price (2026)
$501,250
Sales in 2026
24
Investor/entity buyers
4%
Median sale price by year
| Year | Median | Middle half | Sales | Investor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $240,000 | $133,500 to $336,712 | 87 | 17.2% |
| 2016 | $340,359 | $236,250 to $369,125 | 94 | 6.4% |
| 2017 | $316,939 | $222,500 to $357,675 | 78 | 6.4% |
| 2018 | $332,410 | $213,000 to $380,000 | 57 | 5.3% |
| 2019 | $345,925 | $209,338 to $391,750 | 46 | 13.0% |
| 2020 | $317,000 | $217,500 to $398,750 | 62 | 3.2% |
| 2021 | $337,000 | $225,000 to $450,625 | 70 | 14.3% |
| 2022 | $447,450 | $350,688 to $501,000 | 54 | 14.8% |
| 2023 | $432,000 | $357,881 to $531,250 | 30 | 3.3% |
| 2024 | $434,250 | $257,500 to $538,585 | 34 | 11.8% |
| 2025 | $346,000 | $268,750 to $451,225 | 40 | 12.5% |
| 2026 | $501,250 | $346,525 to $576,250 | 24 | 4.2% |
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
| XXX East Clayton Avenue | August 28, 2025 | $1,683,500 |
| 17905 Clayton Avenue E | December 2, 2025 | $1,030,000 |
| 20837 BENTLEY COURT | February 17, 2026 | $785,000 |
| 20845 Bentley Ct | September 15, 2025 | $720,000 |
| 3080 191st Street W | June 30, 2026 | $665,000 |
| 19224 Cattail Lane | May 26, 2026 | $650,000 |
| 20755 Ahern Boulevard | March 19, 2026 | $600,000 |
| 19604 Cambridge Court | January 14, 2026 | $585,000 |
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.