The median sale price of a home sold in March 2017 in Cottage Grove rose by $9,250 while total sales increased by 6.1%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In March 2017, there were 52 homes sold, with a median sale price of $227,250 – a 4.2% increase over the $218,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 49 homes sold in Cottage Grove in March 2016.
The median sales tax in Cottage Grove for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,634, approximately 1.2% of the median home sale price for March 2017.
The following table compares Cottage Grove to other Washington County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2017:
| City | Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahtomedi | 12 | 4 | 200% | $267,500 | $267,000 | 0.2% |
| Woodbury | 95 | 97 | -2.1% | $266,500 | $225,000 | 18.4% |
| Forest Lake | 20 | 23 | -13% | $239,000 | $146,000 | 63.7% |
| Willernie | 1 | 0 | – | $235,000 | $0 | – |
| Lakeland | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $235,000 | $315,000 | -25.4% |
| Cottage Grove | 52 | 49 | 6.1% | $227,250 | $218,000 | 4.2% |
| Scandia | 3 | 2 | 50% | $225,000 | $249,250 | -9.7% |
| Bayport | 1 | 0 | – | $203,000 | $0 | – |
| St. Paul Park | 5 | 12 | -58.3% | $191,000 | $132,061.50 | 44.6% |
| Hugo | 22 | 28 | -21.4% | $190,000 | $178,000 | 6.7% |
| Oakdale | 32 | 46 | -30.4% | $184,515.15 | $206,000 | -10.4% |
