In October 2017, there were 29 homes sold, with a median sale price of $217,000 - a 0.5% increase over the $216,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 34 homes sold in Forest Lake in October 2016.
The median sales tax in Forest Lake for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,288, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for October 2017.
The following table compares Forest Lake to other Washington 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater | 26 | 40 | -35% | $302,500 | $282,750 | 7% |
| Woodbury | 94 | 93 | 1.1% | $287,325 | $298,600 | -3.8% |
| Willernie | 2 | 1 | 100% | $263,825 | $154,404 | 70.9% |
| Cottage Grove | 51 | 50 | 2% | $238,400 | $240,000 | -0.7% |
| Oakdale | 36 | 43 | -16.3% | $217,950 | $222,000 | -1.8% |
| Forest Lake | 29 | 34 | -14.7% | $217,000 | $216,000 | 0.5% |
| St. Paul Park | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $207,500 | $185,000 | 12.2% |
| Hugo | 25 | 33 | -24.2% | $195,000 | $185,600 | 5.1% |
| Marine on St. Croix | 2 | 1 | 100% | $190,300 | $76,000 | 150.4% |
| Oak Park Heights | 10 | 6 | 66.7% | $179,000 | $173,000 | 3.5% |
| Lake St. Croix Beach | 1 | 0 | - | $174,900 | $0 | - |
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