Scott County, MN real estate

What the numbers say

Scott County, MN real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Scott County listed for $499,995, down 0.9% from a year earlier. That is 32% above the Minnesota median of $379,900.

Homes spent a median of 46 days on the market, slower than 39 days a year ago. That makes Scott County the #10 fastest-selling of 20 Minnesota counties we track.

Homeowners in Scott County pay a median of $4,230 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $419,400, an effective rate of about 1.01%. The Minnesota average is 1.02%, which makes Scott County the #55 lowest-tax of 87 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,568 a month, and $1,605 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 $500,000 home here comes to about $3,355 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $144,000 a year (the median household here earns $119,314).