In October 2017, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $400,000 - a 56.1% increase over the $256,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Columbus in October 2016.
The median sales tax in Columbus for the most recent year with available data, 2014, was $2,762, approximately 0.7% of the median home sale price for October 2017.
The following table compares Columbus to other Anoka County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2017:
| City | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 3 | 4 | -25% | $400,000 | $256,250 | 56.1% |
| Oak Grove | 6 | 6 | 0% | $287,500 | $311,475 | -7.7% |
| Lino Lakes | 17 | 18 | -5.6% | $286,000 | $232,750 | 22.9% |
| Linwood | 8 | 2 | 300% | $282,250 | $206,250 | 36.8% |
| Ham Lake | 18 | 9 | 100% | $262,850 | $330,000 | -20.3% |
| Andover | 32 | 30 | 6.7% | $257,450 | $261,000 | -1.4% |
| East Bethel | 15 | 9 | 66.7% | $250,000 | $229,900 | 8.7% |
| Blaine | 61 | 54 | 13% | $231,500 | $221,500 | 4.5% |
| Centerville | 4 | 1 | 300% | $226,750 | $245,000 | -7.4% |
| St. Francis | 6 | 3 | 100% | $223,075 | $217,000 | 2.8% |
| Ramsey | 28 | 22 | 27.3% | $220,475 | $212,470 | 3.8% |
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