The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in Castle Rock fell by $27,500 while total sales increased by 150%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From January through March of 2017, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $215,000 – a 11.3% decrease over the $242,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Castle Rock in the first quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Castle Rock for the most recent year with available data, 2014, was $2,115, approximately 1% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2017.
The following table compares Castle Rock to other Dakota County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2017:
| City | Jan. – Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. – Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. – Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. – Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermillion | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $269,000 | $145,000 | 85.5% |
| Eagan | 158 | 162 | -2.5% | $241,000 | $232,750 | 3.5% |
| Rosemount | 70 | 74 | -5.4% | $230,000 | $246,000 | -6.5% |
| Farmington | 105 | 98 | 7.1% | $219,000 | $199,900 | 9.6% |
| Burnsville | 173 | 199 | -13.1% | $216,000 | $214,900 | 0.5% |
| Castle Rock | 5 | 2 | 150% | $215,000 | $242,500 | -11.3% |
| Apple Valley | 166 | 175 | -5.1% | $199,100 | $188,000 | 5.9% |
| Inver Grove Heights | 64 | 90 | -28.9% | $189,900 | $179,950 | 5.5% |
| Hastings | 92 | 80 | 15% | $183,730 | $169,550 | 8.4% |
| West St. Paul | 60 | 50 | 20% | $177,450 | $177,950 | -0.3% |
| South St. Paul | 78 | 50 | 56% | $176,950 | $171,250 | 3.3% |
