Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0147 homes sold in Minden in the last year, at a typical $593K
Almost every sale is a house. Below: what each kind of home sells for, what your budget buys, the best months to buy, how hard you’ll have to bid, and a shortcut to every site where Minden homes are listed.
Every place Minden homes are listed, in one stop
We don’t copy listings: the agents’ sites have the photos and the latest price changes. Set what you want once and we open each site already filtered to Minden.
For sale
Rent
New, land & open houses
Links open the listing sites; TownRatings isn’t paid for them and doesn’t rank one above another. Rentals and government-owned homes come from sources outside the MLS.
Houses are 88% of Minden’s sales, at a typical $610K
147 homes sold in the year to May 2026.
typical sale · 129 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $311NV $269
- Days to sell
- 61
- Sold over asking
- 13%
- Listings with a price cut
- 30%
Townhouses: 16 sold, typical $475K
Condos: 2 sold, typical $347K
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
More homes sell than most years, at 1.8 times the 2016 price
147 sales in the last year, against 141 in 2025 and a low of 84 in 2024. The typical sale went from $337K in 2016 to $593K.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $600K buys in Minden
Check a listing against what Minden homes sold for
Against the town’s median price per square foot over the last 12 months. A rough check: condition, lot and location within town move a price more than this can see.
Bidding wars in Minden are back to pre-pandemic levels, and more homes are for sale
We read every month of Minden’s home sales since 2012 so you don’t have to. Each figure covers 12 months, because a single month in a town is too few sales to mean much. Latest: the year to May 2026, 147 sales.
If you’re buying in Minden
- Shop in July. It brings about 13 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (16% over asking).
- You can negotiate. 28% of listings have cut their price, against 15% before the pandemic.
- Bid near asking. Buyers paid 98.9% of the list price on average; 13% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 25% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 64 days.
Summer brings the homes; spring brings the bidding wars
June has the most new listings (about 15 a month), but April is the most competitive: 23% of April sales close over asking. December has the least competition (11%) but only about 6 new listings.
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Calmer than the 2021 frenzy, and about like Nevada as a whole
| Minden now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | NV now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 13% | 12% | 48% | 17% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 25% | 39% | 56% | 27% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 28% | 15% | 24% | 25% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 98.9% | 98.5% | 101.1% | 98% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 64 | 77 | 48 | 63 |
39 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 2.2 times the 2021 low (18) and 24% more than in 2017–19.
1 in 4 listings has cut its price
28% in the last year, against 15% in 2017–19 and 25% across Nevada. More sellers are pricing high and coming down.
Minden ranks 27th of 34 busy Nevada markets for bidding wars
Share of sales over asking in the last year, among towns with 60 or more sales. Minden is one of the state’s calmer markets.
Source: Redfin Data Center, city market tracker, January 2012 to May 2026 (MLS sales, not seasonally adjusted). Ratios are weighted by homes sold; price cuts by homes for sale.
Owning the typical Minden home costs about $3,382 a month
Price: Minden’s typical sale, last 12 months. Property tax at Minden’s 0.6% (median bill ÷ median value, Census ACS); insurance at 0.35% of price a year. Before PMI, HOA dues, upkeep and the tax deduction. Whether Minden is affordable on local pay is on Cost of living.
Six things worth knowing
New listings in June
The month with the most choice. December has the fewest, about 6.
Best time to buyProperty tax, a year
Of a home’s value: the median bill over the median home value. On a $593K home, about $3,450 a year.
Taxes vs. neighborsSchools
The schools grade for Minden, from test results, graduation and how much students grow.
Schools in MindenCheck the flood map
Flood insurance isn’t in a standard policy, and lenders require it in FEMA flood zones. Check the address before you make an offer.
Natural hazardsLook up any property
Assessed value, lot size and every past sale of a home you’re eyeing are public, at the town or county assessor and the registry of deeds.
No busy market nearby sells for less a square foot; East Valley, Genoa, Kingsbury and Johnson Lane for far more
The busier markets within 25 miles of Minden, by what sold. Prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes next door are on Cost of living.
| Sold | Typical sale | $/sq ft | Over asking | Days to sell | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardnerville Ranchos | 160 | $563K | $345 | 17% | 61 |
| Minden | 147 | $593K | $303 | 13% | 64 |
| Johnson Lane | 112 | $850K | $379 | 21% | 65 |
| Kingsbury | 94 | $784K | $566 | 4% | 116 |
| Gardnerville | 77 | $541K | $341 | 6% | 68 |
| Genoa | 49 | $1.3M | $437 | 8% | 106 |
| East Valley | 24 | $1.2M | $477 | 21% | 115 |
Redfin Data Center, June 2025 to May 2026. Towns with fewer than 20 sales are left out, and Redfin doesn’t report every town separately.
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Questions about buying a home in Minden
What do homes sell for in Minden, NV?
147 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $593K, $303 a square foot.
Is Minden a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A seller’s market: 40 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 12 sold, about 3.3 months of supply. Buyers paid 98.9% of asking on average, and 28% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Minden?
June brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
How much are property taxes in Minden?
About 0.6% of a home’s value a year. On a $593K home that’s near $3,450.
Where can I see homes for sale in Minden?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Minden’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Minden.
Sales, prices, days on market and listings: Redfin Data Center (MLS, monthly, not seasonally adjusted). Property tax rate: Census American Community Survey. Two-bedroom rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. Typical home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Schools grade: TownRatings (how grades work).