In April 2017, there were 24 homes sold, with a median sale price of $229,500 - a 2.2% increase over the $224,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 30 homes sold in White Bear Lake in April 2016.
The median sales tax in White Bear Lake for 2017 was $2,508. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,500. This marks an increase of 0.3%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.1%.
The following table compares White Bear Lake to other Ramsey County cities with similar median sales prices in April 2017:
| City | Apr. 2017 Home Sales | Apr. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2017 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Heights | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $380,000 | $285,750 | 33% |
| White Bear Beach | 1 | 2 | -50% | $355,000 | $333,751.83 | 6.4% |
| New Brighton | 27 | 31 | -12.9% | $265,100 | $201,500 | 31.6% |
| Shoreview | 24 | 45 | -46.7% | $248,500 | $247,500 | 0.4% |
| White Bear Township | 14 | 18 | -22.2% | $247,500 | $222,450 | 11.3% |
| White Bear Lake | 24 | 30 | -20% | $229,500 | $224,500 | 2.2% |
| Bellaire | 1 | 0 | - | $210,000 | $0 | - |
| Mounds View | 13 | 15 | -13.3% | $209,900 | $197,000 | 6.5% |
| Roseville | 31 | 33 | -6.1% | $206,900 | $215,000 | -3.8% |
| Maplewood | 43 | 48 | -10.4% | $206,500 | $200,700 | 2.9% |
| North St. Paul | 13 | 13 | 0% | $177,500 | $185,000 | -4.1% |
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