Realtors in Elk River, MN
A Northstar commuter rail station and river frontage on the Mississippi and the Elk. Buying, selling and home valuation in Elk River, Sherburne County, from a two broker team based in Saint Michael.
Elk River has something almost nothing else out here has: a commuter train into downtown.
The Elk River joins the Mississippi here, Highway 169 and Highway 10 both run through, and there is a Northstar station in town. For anyone whose job is downtown, that station changes the calculation on living this far out, because the commute stops being a drive you have to make and becomes forty-some minutes you can spend doing something else.
Whether an address is a realistic walk or short drive to the Northstar station is a genuine value factor here, and it is one no automated estimate accounts for. Ask about the schedule before you count on it, because the train runs on a commuter timetable built around weekday rush hours and it is not an all-day service. The river frontage is the other premium, and river lots come with bank, setback and floodplain questions that need answering early.
- County
- Sherburne County
- Schools
- Elk River Area (ISD 728)
- Commute
- Highway 169 and Highway 10, plus the Northstar commuter rail station
- To downtown
- about 45 to 60 minutes driving, or the Northstar train to Target Field
- Water/sewer
- city services in town, wells and septic on the outlying land
- Housing
- A wide range: an old downtown core near the river, mid-century and seventies stock, newer subdivision on the edges, and rural acreage out toward the county.
- Coordinates
- 45.3041° N 93.5670° W
Approximate drive times, and they are worth nothing next to the drive you make yourself at the hour you would really be leaving.
Buying, selling and valuation in Elk River.
Each of these has its own Elk River page, written for this town, not for the county.
What a buyer should know about Elk River.
If the train is part of why you are buying, drive to the station from the house at the hour you would really be leaving. Parking and the real timing matter more than the map distance. On the older stock near downtown, budget for the mechanicals: a seventies house that still has its original panel and ductwork is a project, sometimes a good one.
What a seller is up against in Elk River.
If you are near the station, that belongs in the first sentence of the listing, because it is the one thing your house has that a house in Zimmerman does not. Buyers searching this town split into two groups, commuters who want the train and people who want land, and your listing should be clearly aimed at whichever one your house serves.
Valuing a Elk River property.
Elk River has more distinct submarkets than anywhere else on this list: downtown, near-station, newer subdivision, riverfront and rural acreage. A valuation that averages across them is useless. The comps have to come from your submarket.
Thinking about Elk River?
Call 763-786-3700. We will tell you what is on the market here, what it is going for and whether this is the right town for what you want.
Elk River questions, answered straight.
Which county is Elk River in?
Sherburne County. That determines your property taxes, your recording and where a septic compliance inspection gets filed, so on the county borders we get the actual tax statement, not an estimate.
Is Elk River on city water and sewer or a well and septic?
City services in town, wells and septic on the outlying land. It is a per-parcel question, and it changes both the inspections we order and what you maintain afterward.
What is the housing stock like in Elk River?
A wide range: an old downtown core near the river, mid-century and seventies stock, newer subdivision on the edges, and rural acreage out toward the county. We will tell you straight whether a house is a practical Northstar commute.
Which school district serves Elk River?
Elk River is served by Elk River Area (ISD 728). District boundaries out here do not always follow city limits, so we still confirm it per address before you write an offer.
Other towns on the sheet.
| Town | County | School district | Commute spine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Michael | Wright | St. Michael-Albertville (ISD 885) | I-94 at County Road 19 |
| Albertville | Wright | St. Michael-Albertville (ISD 885) | I-94 at exit 202 |
| Otsego | Wright | mostly Elk River Area (ISD 728), with part in St. Michael-Albertville (ISD 885) | Highway 101 north to Elk River, I-94 south |
| Rogers | Hennepin | Elk River Area (ISD 728) | I-94 at Highway 101 |
| Monticello | Wright | Monticello (ISD 882) | I-94 west of the metro |
| Buffalo | Wright | Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose (ISD 877) | Highway 55 and Highway 25 |
| Delano | Wright | Delano (ISD 879) | Highway 12 east toward I-394 |
| Annandale | Wright | Annandale (ISD 876) | Highway 55, then I-94 or Highway 12 |
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