Washington County, MN real estate

What the numbers say

Washington County, MN real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Washington County listed for $461,498, down 10.7% from a year earlier. That is 21% above the Minnesota median of $379,900.

Homes spent a median of 38 days on the market, faster than 42 days a year ago. That makes Washington County the #2 fastest-selling of 20 Minnesota counties we track.

Homeowners in Washington County pay a median of $4,164 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $422,000, an effective rate of about 0.99%. The Minnesota average is 1.02%, which makes Washington County the #46 lowest-tax of 87 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,710 a month, and $1,688 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 22 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 $461,000 home here comes to about $3,088 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $132,000 a year (the median household here earns $115,345).