Sale prices by area / Golden Valley
Golden Valley: 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 $450,000, up 75% from $257,750 in 2015.
Median price (2026)
$450,000
Sales in 2026
149
Investor/entity buyers
11%
Median sale price by year
| Year | Median | Middle half | Sales | Investor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $257,750 | $201,000 to $343,475 | 480 | 12.7% |
| 2016 | $281,000 | $209,900 to $392,500 | 509 | 13.2% |
| 2017 | $303,000 | $230,000 to $408,000 | 487 | 11.5% |
| 2018 | $306,000 | $245,000 to $400,000 | 481 | 14.5% |
| 2019 | $337,000 | $250,000 to $453,250 | 476 | 12.4% |
| 2020 | $359,900 | $285,000 to $448,000 | 489 | 10.0% |
| 2021 | $385,000 | $305,000 to $495,000 | 506 | 14.4% |
| 2022 | $427,500 | $335,000 to $555,000 | 403 | 12.9% |
| 2023 | $413,250 | $305,750 to $599,925 | 356 | 14.9% |
| 2024 | $415,000 | $302,500 to $564,250 | 383 | 15.4% |
| 2025 | $421,000 | $330,000 to $600,000 | 317 | 13.6% |
| 2026 | $450,000 | $340,000 to $600,000 | 149 | 10.7% |
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
| 7125 Sandburg Road | February 2, 2026 | $10,275,000 |
| 1465 Island Drive | May 20, 2026 | $3,025,000 |
| 1601 Noble Drive N | September 30, 2025 | $3,000,000 |
| 6100 Golden Valley Road | January 14, 2026 | $2,874,426 |
| 1200 Greenway Pass | July 31, 2025 | $2,158,831 |
| 70 Brunswick Avenue N | November 20, 2025 | $2,100,000 |
| 800 Westwood Drive S | April 7, 2026 | $1,845,000 |
| 1501 June Avenue South | October 1, 2025 | $1,550,000 |
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.