In January 2018, there were 27 homes sold, with a median sale price of $230,000 - a 6.5% increase over the $215,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 25 homes sold in Cottage Grove in January 2017.
The median sales tax in Cottage Grove for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,634, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for January 2018.
The following table compares Cottage Grove to other Washington County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2018:
| City | Jan. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scandia | 4 | 2 | 100% | $379,000 | $427,500 | -11.3% |
| Stillwater | 19 | 17 | 11.8% | $320,000 | $249,655 | 28.2% |
| Mahtomedi | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $290,000 | $556,000 | -47.8% |
| Woodbury | 49 | 60 | -18.3% | $262,900 | $224,000 | 17.4% |
| Lakeland | 2 | 0 | - | $251,750 | $0 | - |
| Cottage Grove | 27 | 25 | 8% | $230,000 | $215,900 | 6.5% |
| Forest Lake | 14 | 13 | 7.7% | $221,650 | $320,000 | -30.7% |
| Oakdale | 19 | 34 | -44.1% | $221,500 | $175,500 | 26.2% |
| Hugo | 19 | 17 | 11.8% | $217,000 | $167,000 | 29.9% |
| St. Paul Park | 4 | 4 | 0% | $162,450 | $164,500 | -1.2% |
| Lake St. Croix Beach | 1 | 0 | - | $14,000 | $0 | - |
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