Carver County, MN real estate

What the numbers say

Carver County, MN real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Carver County listed for $492,950, down 10.3% from a year earlier. That is 30% above the Minnesota median of $379,900.

Homes spent a median of 41 days on the market, faster than 49 days a year ago. That makes Carver County the #5 fastest-selling of 20 Minnesota counties we track.

Homeowners in Carver County pay a median of $4,501 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $453,600, an effective rate of about 0.99%. The Minnesota average is 1.02%, which makes Carver County the #49 lowest-tax of 87 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,514 a month, and $1,595 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 27 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $493,000 home here comes to about $3,301 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $141,000 a year (the median household here earns $125,946).