In November 2017, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $426,000 - a 11.9% decrease over the $483,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in Independence in November 2016.
The median sales tax in Independence for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $5,414, approximately 1.3% of the median home sale price for November 2017.
The following table compares Independence to other Hennepin County cities with similar median sales prices in November 2017:
| City | Nov. 2017 Home Sales | Nov. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Nov. 2017 Median Sales Price | Nov. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayzata | 5 | 2 | 150% | $769,000 | $1,442,500 | -46.7% |
| Medina | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | $711,250 | $446,519 | 59.3% |
| Shorewood | 13 | 7 | 85.7% | $560,000 | $463,000 | 21% |
| Edina | 47 | 49 | -4.1% | $525,000 | $510,000 | 2.9% |
| Orono | 18 | 12 | 50% | $432,000 | $616,000 | -29.9% |
| Independence | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $426,000 | $483,750 | -11.9% |
| Medicine Lake | 1 | 1 | 0% | $415,000 | $310,000 | 33.9% |
| Greenfield | 5 | 2 | 150% | $410,000 | $412,183 | -0.5% |
| Deephaven | 5 | 10 | -50% | $400,000 | $434,500 | -7.9% |
| Dayton | 6 | 9 | -33.3% | $385,279.50 | $420,714 | -8.4% |
| Minnetrista | 12 | 12 | 0% | $382,765.50 | $377,969.50 | 1.3% |
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