In March 2018, there were 40 homes sold, with a median sale price of $256,375 - a 12.8% increase over the $227,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 52 homes sold in Cottage Grove in March 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 March 2018.
The following table compares Cottage Grove to other Washington County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2018:
| City | Mar. 2018 Home Sales | Mar. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayport | 2 | 1 | 100% | $330,000 | $203,000 | 62.6% |
| Willernie | 1 | 1 | 0% | $303,000 | $235,000 | 28.9% |
| Mahtomedi | 5 | 12 | -58.3% | $282,000 | $267,500 | 5.4% |
| Woodbury | 82 | 95 | -13.7% | $272,500 | $266,500 | 2.3% |
| Forest Lake | 11 | 20 | -45% | $261,000 | $239,000 | 9.2% |
| Cottage Grove | 40 | 52 | -23.1% | $256,375 | $227,250 | 12.8% |
| Lakeland | 3 | 1 | 200% | $235,990 | $235,000 | 0.4% |
| St. Paul Park | 10 | 5 | 100% | $193,600 | $191,000 | 1.4% |
| Newport | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $193,250 | $171,500 | 12.7% |
| Hugo | 27 | 22 | 22.7% | $189,900 | $190,000 | -0.1% |
| Oakdale | 34 | 32 | 6.3% | $187,450 | $184,515.15 | 1.6% |
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