Realtors in Greenfield, MN
Large-lot and hobby-farm property in rural Hennepin County. Buying, selling and home valuation in Greenfield, Hennepin County, from a two broker team based in Saint Michael.
Greenfield is rural Hennepin County, which is a rarer thing than it sounds.
Most of Hennepin County is built out. Greenfield is not, and that is the entire appeal: large lots, hobby farms and wooded acreage inside a county that is otherwise suburban. Zoning here has protected the rural character deliberately, so the housing stock is spread out and the parcels are big.
Almost everything here is on a well and a septic system, so the inspection process is different from a city-services purchase and the maintenance is on you afterward. Lot size and what the zoning allows you to do with it are the two questions buyers care about most: outbuildings, horses, a shop, a second dwelling. Those answers come from the county and the city, not from the listing, and they should be confirmed before closing, not assumed.
- County
- Hennepin County
- Schools
- Rockford Area (ISD 883)
- Commute
- Highway 55
- To downtown
- about 40 to 55 minutes to downtown Minneapolis
- Water/sewer
- wells and septic on most properties
- Housing
- Predominantly large-lot single family and hobby farms, wide range of ages, very little attached housing or dense subdivision.
- Coordinates
- 45.1044° N 93.6919° 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 Greenfield.
Each of these has its own Greenfield page, written for this town, not for the county.
What a buyer should know about Greenfield.
Get the septic compliance inspection and the well water test, and ask specifically what the zoning permits for outbuildings and animals if acreage is the point. Verify it with the city instead of taking a seller’s word. Private road and shared driveway maintenance agreements need reading too.
What a seller is up against in Greenfield.
Your buyer wants land in Hennepin County and knows how unusual that is, so the listing should lead with acreage, what the zoning allows and what is already built. Outbuildings, fencing, pasture and a recent septic or well are all worth real money to this specific buyer and should be spelled out, not left as a surprise on the tour.
Valuing a Greenfield property.
On acreage the land is often the majority of the value, so the analysis has to price the land and the improvements separately. Automated estimates are close to useless here because they cannot value ten acres, a pole barn and a wooded ravine.
Thinking about Greenfield?
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.
Greenfield questions, answered straight.
What is the housing stock like in Greenfield?
Predominantly large-lot single family and hobby farms, wide range of ages, very little attached housing or dense subdivision. Nearly everything here is well and septic, and we plan the inspections around that.
Which school district serves Greenfield?
Greenfield is served by Rockford Area (ISD 883). District boundaries out here do not always follow city limits, so we still confirm it per address before you write an offer.
How long is the commute from Greenfield to Minneapolis?
You are on Highway 55, and it is about 40 to 55 minutes to downtown Minneapolis. Those are approximate and the only number that matters is the one you get driving it yourself at the hour you would really be leaving, in both directions.
Which county is Greenfield in?
Hennepin 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.
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 |
| Elk River | Sherburne | Elk River Area (ISD 728) | Highway 169 and Highway 10, plus the Northstar commuter rail station |
| 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 |
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