In June 2018, there were 89 homes sold, with a median sale price of $253,000 - a 5.1% increase over the $240,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 73 homes sold in Cottage Grove in June 2017.
The median sales tax in Cottage Grove for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,634, approximately 1% of the median home sale price for June 2018.
The following table compares Cottage Grove to other Washington County cities with similar median sales prices in June 2018:
| City | June 2018 Home Sales | June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | June 2018 Median Sales Price | June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scandia | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $376,500 | $112,500 | 234.7% |
| Mahtomedi | 22 | 15 | 46.7% | $345,725 | $324,900 | 6.4% |
| Woodbury | 166 | 179 | -7.3% | $331,950 | $310,303 | 7% |
| Forest Lake | 54 | 51 | 5.9% | $255,000 | $240,000 | 6.3% |
| Marine on St. Croix | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $253,643 | $206,000 | 23.1% |
| Cottage Grove | 89 | 73 | 21.9% | $253,000 | $240,750 | 5.1% |
| Bayport | 3 | 4 | -25% | $240,000 | $254,000 | -5.5% |
| Willernie | 1 | 2 | -50% | $231,700 | $173,950 | 33.2% |
| Lakeland | 2 | 2 | 0% | $230,500 | $246,250 | -6.4% |
| Hugo | 33 | 38 | -13.2% | $230,000 | $196,500 | 17% |
| St. Paul Park | 13 | 13 | 0% | $225,000 | $190,000 | 18.4% |
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