The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in Stillwater in Washington County fell by $8,000 while total sales decreased by 9.9%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From January through March of 2017, there were 73 homes sold, with a median sale price of $280,000 – a 2.8% decrease over the $288,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 81 homes sold in Stillwater in the first quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Stillwater for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $3,116, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2017.
The following table compares Stillwater to other Washington 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Elmo | 13 | 23 | -43.5% | $362,000 | $425,000 | -14.8% |
| Hastings | 2 | 2 | 0% | $357,500 | $170,500 | 109.7% |
| Marine on St. Croix | 2 | 4 | -50% | $292,500 | $147,582.50 | 98.2% |
| Scandia | 7 | 9 | -22.2% | $287,900 | $370,000 | -22.2% |
| Mahtomedi | 27 | 11 | 145.5% | $284,000 | $210,000 | 35.2% |
| Stillwater | 73 | 81 | -9.9% | $280,000 | $288,000 | -2.8% |
| Woodbury | 188 | 233 | -19.3% | $251,497.50 | $240,000 | 4.8% |
| Lake St. Croix Beach | 3 | 1 | 200% | $250,000 | $255,000 | -2% |
| Forest Lake | 48 | 67 | -28.4% | $248,000 | $179,000 | 38.5% |
| Bayport | 9 | 3 | 200% | $239,900 | $187,000 | 28.3% |
| Oak Park Heights | 19 | 15 | 26.7% | $238,500 | $160,000 | 49.1% |
* This story only considers sales data for the part of Stillwater that is in Washington County.
