In September 2017, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $197,500 - a 21.5% increase over the $162,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Newport in September 2016.
The median sales tax in Newport for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,280, approximately 1.2% of the median home sale price for September 2017.
The following table compares Newport to other Washington County cities with similar median sales prices in September 2017:
| City | Sept. 2017 Home Sales | Sept. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Shores | 2 | 0 | - | $295,750 | $0 | - |
| Willernie | 1 | 1 | 0% | $280,000 | $163,000 | 71.8% |
| Bayport | 6 | 3 | 100% | $278,500 | $270,000 | 3.1% |
| Afton | 1 | 2 | -50% | $270,000 | $842,500 | -68% |
| Oak Park Heights | 10 | 2 | 400% | $245,652.50 | $253,500 | -3.1% |
| Forest Lake | 28 | 27 | 3.7% | $238,500 | $214,000 | 11.4% |
| Cottage Grove | 70 | 53 | 32.1% | $237,500 | $237,000 | 0.2% |
| St. Paul Park | 9 | 4 | 125% | $212,600 | $161,000 | 32% |
| Oakdale | 48 | 46 | 4.3% | $209,325 | $232,000 | -9.8% |
| Newport | 6 | 4 | 50% | $197,500 | $162,500 | 21.5% |
| Hugo | 20 | 41 | -51.2% | $192,900 | $233,000 | -17.2% |
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