The story of this market
The typical home in Scott County, Minnesota sells for about $434,000, or $205 per square foot.
Prices are up +5.5% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 10.26 days to sell, which is fast. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 112% since 2000. Last year 22 of 32 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is strong wind, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,734 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,734 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+1.7%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+12.9%). Worst: 2009 (-9.7%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+1.5%
MN · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$2,264
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+1.7%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 32 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
47
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $66,477,454.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
83.8%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8758 | 5037 | 83.8% | 4.5% | $295,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Scott County, Minnesota
The Scott County housing market shows resilience with a 5.5% year-over-year increase in median sale prices. Inventory levels are rising, providing more options for buyers, while the median days on market remains relatively low, indicating steady demand.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the prior refresh cycle (within 12.5%).
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Median prices moved down 0.9% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 33 days on market with 1.9 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
8% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 53.93% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 2.9% · poverty 4.1% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 7 researched ZIP reports of 11 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 55054 | Elko New Market | $437,000 | $183 | +2.1% | 48 | 98.5% | 12% | 3.2 | 23 | $2,200 | researched Sep 30 |
| 55311 | Belle Plaine | $399,378 | $226 | -2.4% | 57 | 100% | — | 9.6 | — | $1,911 | researched Sep 30 |
| 55317 | Chanhassen | $520,000 | $215 | +23.1% | 21 | 100% | 11.1% | 1.4 | 63 | $1,840 | researched Sep 30 |
| 55352 | Jordan | $271,685 | $185 | +4.2% | 46 | 98.5% | 15% | 3.2 | 9 | $1,224 | researched Sep 30 |
| 55371 | New Prague | $325,000 | $185 | +2.5% | 68 | 98.5% | 12% | 4.2 | 78 | $975 | researched Oct 1 |
| 55372 | Prior Lake | $450,100 | $215 | +3.2% | 48 | 98.5% | 18% | 3.1 | 185 | $1,494 | researched Sep 30 |
| 55378 | Savage | $422,000 | $188 | -1.5% | 32 | — | — | — | 141 | $1,766 | researched Oct 1 |
| 55379 | Shakopee | $400,000 | $205 | +5.3% | 31 | 98.5% | 12% | 3.6 | 388 | $1,568 | researched Sep 18 |
| 55391 | Wayzata | — | $450 | +15.7% | 68 | 97.5% | 12% | 5.2 | 180 | $1,718 | researched Sep 19 |
| 56011 | Belle Plaine | $272,000 | $170 | -13.3% | 17 | — | — | — | 414 | $1,360 | researched Sep 19 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Minnesota) — Condominium Unit Taxation: Each unit constitutes a separate parcel for tax purposes. If a declaration is recorded at least 30 days before a tax installment is due, the taxing authority must split the taxes among the units. State (Minnesota) — Minnesota General Property Tax Classification System: Property tax is calculated by applying a class rate to the parcel's estimated market value to determine tax capacity, then multiplying by the local tax rate. For residential homesteads (Class 1a), the rate is 1.00% for the first $500,000 of market value and 1.
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Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
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applies when — Parcels designated as condominium units
Each unit constitutes a separate parcel for tax purposes. If a declaration is recorded at least 30 days before a tax installment is due, the taxing authority must split the taxes among the units.
Minnesota Statutes 515A.1-105
applies when — Property containing a homestead subject to foreclosure
The mortgagor has the right to designate a portion of the property as a homestead to be sold and redeemed separately, provided it conforms to local zoning and is compact.
Minnesota Statutes 582.041
Allows non-judicial foreclosure. Requires notice of sale to be mailed to the mortgagor at least 14 days before the sale date and published in a newspaper. Mortgagors have specific redemption rights following the sale.
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 580
Property tax is calculated by applying a class rate to the parcel's estimated market value to determine tax capacity, then multiplying by the local tax rate. For residential homesteads (Class 1a), the rate is 1.00% for the first $500,000 of market value and 1.25% for value exceeding $500,000.
2021 Classification Rate Table, Minnesota Department of Revenue
≈ $4,340/yr on a $434,000 median
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.