From April through June of 2018, there were 113 homes sold, with a median sale price of $255,000 - a 12.3% increase over the $227,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 78 homes sold in White Bear Lake in the second quarter of 2017.
The median sales tax in White Bear Lake for 2018 was $2,634. In 2017, the median sales tax was $2,508. This marks an increase of 5%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1%.
The following table compares White Bear Lake to other Ramsey County cities with similar median sales prices in the second quarter of 2018:
| City | Apr. - June 2018 Home Sales | Apr. - June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | Apr. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreview | 106 | 121 | -12.4% | $294,500 | $257,000 | 14.6% |
| Falcon Heights | 12 | 18 | -33.3% | $280,000 | $268,745 | 4.2% |
| White Bear Township | 30 | 56 | -46.4% | $271,110 | $284,950 | -4.9% |
| Roseville | 124 | 119 | 4.2% | $270,950 | $233,500 | 16% |
| Gem Lake | 2 | 1 | 100% | $261,750 | $260,000 | 0.7% |
| White Bear Lake | 113 | 78 | 44.9% | $255,000 | $227,000 | 12.3% |
| New Brighton | 83 | 92 | -9.8% | $254,000 | $248,000 | 2.4% |
| Mounds View | 23 | 33 | -30.3% | $242,000 | $209,900 | 15.3% |
| St. Anthony | 15 | 11 | 36.4% | $237,500 | $169,000 | 40.5% |
| Little Canada | 32 | 34 | -5.9% | $236,000 | $220,500 | 7% |
| North St. Paul | 55 | 70 | -21.4% | $226,500 | $216,450 | 4.6% |
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