These are the highest-priced home sales reported in East Metro & St. Croix Valley, Minnesota for the week ending November 8, 2026, and together the five sold for $4.455 million. All five are in Washington County: two in Afton, two in White Bear Lake and one in Lake Elmo.
The group runs from a home finished this year to one built in 1957, and from a lot of 9,016 square feet to more than five acres. Every one is a single-family home, and the same agent was on both sides of one of the sales.
No. 1 — $1,350,000 · 5580 Oakridge Trl S, Afton, Minnesota
The top sale of the week is a one-level home on 5.07 acres in Afton that was once a Parade of Homes model. Parent Builders built it in 2021, and it sold for $1.35 million.
The main living areas have no stairs or steps. The great room has ceilings at varying heights and large windows that look out on the private grounds, and the living room has a stone fireplace. The kitchen has quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances, with a butler’s pantry lined with cabinets from floor to ceiling. Off the main rooms is a four-season porch with a cathedral ceiling paneled in wood and walls of windows facing the backyard.
The home has three bedrooms and three baths, two full and one half. The primary suite has a walk-in closet and a bath with a soaking tub, a double vanity and a tiled shower, while the other two bedrooms share a Jack-and-Jill bath. A mudroom leads to the heated three-car garage, which has an epoxy floor and a storage area above it reached by stairs.
Outside, the heated in-ground pool is lit at night by gas-fired pillars. There is also a fire pit and a pergola with a built-in grill, set among landscaped grounds and woods. The property last sold for $245,000 in 2021.
The home went under contract seven days after it was listed and sold above its $1.25 million asking price by $100,000. Holz Real Estate Group of Keller Williams Select Realty was the listing agent, and Brad Holz of Keller Williams Premier Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $840,000 · 45 Evergreen Rd, White Bear Lake, Minnesota
The oldest home on the list is also the largest. Built in 1957 in the Pine Tree Hills neighborhood of White Bear Lake, the mid-century modern home sits on a hilltop of 1.16 heavily wooded acres with views of the lake, and it sold for $840,000.
The listing says the home was built for Bert Cross, then president of 3M, and that Bing Crosby entertained guests there while visiting St. Paul for a 3M audio tape promotion.
The home has 4,383 square feet, four bedrooms and five bathrooms, the most of any home this week, with nearly all of the living space on one level and a partial basement below. Large windows bring in daylight, and the original woodwork remains. The bathrooms keep their vintage colored tile. The updates were made with the architecture in mind, including new electrical work wired for an electric-vehicle charger. Of the three fireplaces, two have EPA-certified wood-burning inserts that draw air from outside. The property last sold for $310,000 in 2013.
Jennifer McClanahan of Avenue Realty was the listing agent. Dan Bonne of BLVD Real Estate LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $760,000 · 3779 Knightsbridge Ln N, Lake Elmo, Minnesota
The newest home of the week was completed in 2026 at North Star in Lake Elmo, where Hanson Builders offered it as a move-in-ready version of its Wyatt plan. It sold for $760,000.
The two-story home has five bedrooms, the most on this week’s list, along with four bathrooms and 3,427 square feet that include a finished daylight lower level. The builder used Marvin windows and James Hardie cement board siding, and the woodwork is fully enameled. The living space has a gas fireplace, and the home has a three-car attached garage on a lot of 9,016 square feet.
North Star has paved walking paths and direct access to natural hiking trails. A pool and clubhouse are planned for the community.
The home went under contract 15 days after it was listed. Katie L Brown of Edina Realty, Inc. was the listing agent, and Anissa M. Lightner, also of Edina Realty, Inc., represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $755,000 · 12 Tamarisk Rd, White Bear Lake, Minnesota
On 1.36 acres in White Bear Lake, this 1974 home has a direct walking path to Dellwood Country Club and a yard shaded by mature trees. It sold for $755,000.
The updated two-story home has 3,569 square feet, four bedrooms and four bathrooms. Its large kitchen and oversized family room both open to a sun room, and the home has two fireplaces. A screened porch and a composite deck add room outdoors, and there is also a patio.
Three of the bedrooms are upstairs with two of the bathrooms, among them a primary suite with an oversized walk-in closet. The recently finished walk-out lower level has the fourth bedroom and another bathroom, along with an entertaining space and a mudroom off the two-car garage. The property last sold for $529,500 in 2018.
The home went under contract 18 days after it was listed. Rathmanner & Co. of Keller Williams Premier Realty was the listing agent and also represented the buyer, so the same agent was on both sides of the sale.
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No. 5 — $750,000 · 5150 Trading Post Trl S, Afton, Minnesota
The largest lot of the week belongs to this 1979 home in Afton, a private parcel of 5.21 acres. The home sold for $750,000.
On the main level of the 4,232-square-foot home, a great room rises two stories. That floor also has a living room, a sunroom, an office and the primary suite. Upstairs are two more bedroom suites, each with its own full bath, plus a loft and extra storage, one of the closets a very large walk-in. In all the home has three bedrooms and four baths, three full and one half.
Hardwood floors run through the home, the baths have in-floor heating and the basement has radiant heat. A wood-burning fireplace adds warmth. Beyond the three-car garage there is a detached pole building measuring 24 by 24 feet, and the back patio has a hookup for a hot tub. The property is minutes from downtown Afton, Afton Alps and the St. Croix River.
The home went under contract 18 days after it was listed. Sarah J Jenkins of Property Executives Realty was the listing agent, and Gerald Gary Hoagland of Keller Williams Preferred Rlty represented the buyer.
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