In January 2017, there were 13 homes sold, with a median sale price of $320,000 - a 73.6% increase over the $184,384 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 21 homes sold in Forest Lake in January 2016.
The median sales tax in Forest Lake for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,288, approximately 0.7% of the median home sale price for January 2017.
The following table compares Forest Lake to other Washington County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2017:
| City | Jan. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahtomedi | 6 | 3 | 100% | $556,000 | $548,000 | 1.5% |
| Afton | 2 | 5 | -60% | $452,000 | $345,000 | 31% |
| Scandia | 2 | 5 | -60% | $427,500 | $395,000 | 8.2% |
| Lake Elmo | 2 | 5 | -60% | $381,750 | $468,000 | -18.4% |
| Forest Lake | 13 | 21 | -38.1% | $320,000 | $184,384 | 73.6% |
| St. Marys Point | 1 | 0 | - | $268,000 | $0 | - |
| Marine on St. Croix | 1 | 2 | -50% | $250,000 | $143,750 | 73.9% |
| Stillwater | 17 | 21 | -19% | $249,655 | $265,400 | -5.9% |
| Hastings | 1 | 1 | 0% | $240,000 | $161,000 | 49.1% |
| Oak Park Heights | 10 | 2 | 400% | $225,000 | $170,000 | 32.4% |
| Woodbury | 60 | 58 | 3.4% | $224,000 | $245,312.50 | -8.7% |
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