Carver County, MN housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 31
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Home Value
$489,416
+2.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
31
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
41 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
27%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
30%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,072/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
14%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$96
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 14% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 9% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+33% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (31/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.4% below their final list price; 27% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 30% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $124k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,273 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,040/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $96 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (74% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.4% to +11.0% (80% range; middle estimate +4.1%), chance of a rise 74%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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ZIP codes in Carver County, MN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaska, MN 55318 | $482.1K | +2.8% | 27 |
| Chanhassen, MN 55317 | $532.2K | +2.5% | 13 |
| Waconia, MN 55387 | $463.2K | +2.3% | 38 |
| Victoria, MN 55386 | $619.7K | +2.9% | 18 |
| Carver, MN 55315 | $504.7K | +1.8% | 62 |
| Watertown, MN 55388 | $379.7K | +2.4% | 17 |
| Chaska, MN 55322 | $455.3K | +3.7% | 55 |
| Norwood Young America, MN 55397 | $344.3K | +1.7% | 14 |
| Mayer, MN 55360 | $391.2K | +2.6% | 16 |
| Norwood Young America, MN 55368 | $359K | +3.7% | 1 |
| New Germany, MN 55367 | $391.2K | +5.1% | 48 |
| Hamburg, MN 55339 | $346.8K | +3.3% | 6 |