In March 2017, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $171,500 - a 18.4% decrease over the $210,150 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Newport in March 2016.
The median sales tax in Newport for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,280, approximately 1.3% of the median home sale price for March 2017.
The following table compares Newport to other Washington County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2017:
| City | Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbury | 95 | 97 | -2.1% | $266,500 | $225,000 | 18.4% |
| Forest Lake | 20 | 23 | -13% | $239,000 | $146,000 | 63.7% |
| Willernie | 1 | 0 | - | $235,000 | $0 | - |
| Lakeland | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $235,000 | $315,000 | -25.4% |
| Cottage Grove | 52 | 49 | 6.1% | $227,250 | $218,000 | 4.2% |
| Scandia | 3 | 2 | 50% | $225,000 | $249,250 | -9.7% |
| Bayport | 1 | 0 | - | $203,000 | $0 | - |
| St. Paul Park | 5 | 12 | -58.3% | $191,000 | $132,061.50 | 44.6% |
| Hugo | 22 | 28 | -21.4% | $190,000 | $178,000 | 6.7% |
| Oakdale | 32 | 46 | -30.4% | $184,515.15 | $206,000 | -10.4% |
| Newport | 6 | 3 | 100% | $171,500 | $210,150 | -18.4% |
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