The median sale price of a home sold in March 2017 in St. Paul rose by $100 while total sales decreased by 11.8%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In March 2017, there were 255 homes sold, with a median sale price of $166,000 – a 0.1% increase over the $165,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 289 homes sold in St. Paul in March 2016.
The median sales tax in St. Paul for 2017 was $2,566. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,484. This marks an increase of 3.3%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.5%.
The following table compares St. Paul to other Ramsey 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arden Hills | 3 | 6 | -50% | $235,000 | $263,500 | -10.8% |
| Roseville | 27 | 32 | -15.6% | $219,000 | $202,500 | 8.1% |
| White Bear Lake | 24 | 28 | -14.3% | $218,000 | $200,750 | 8.6% |
| Mounds View | 9 | 7 | 28.6% | $206,000 | $230,000 | -10.4% |
| North St. Paul | 13 | 17 | -23.5% | $189,900 | $172,400 | 10.2% |
| Shoreview | 30 | 33 | -9.1% | $182,775 | $211,000 | -13.4% |
| Maplewood | 37 | 28 | 32.1% | $182,500 | $193,500 | -5.7% |
| St. Anthony | 3 | 3 | 0% | $174,900 | $145,000 | 20.6% |
| St. Paul | 255 | 289 | -11.8% | $166,000 | $165,900 | 0.1% |
| Lauderdale | 1 | 0 | – | $134,900 | $0 | – |
| Little Canada | 9 | 12 | -25% | $90,000 | $207,450 | -56.6% |
