From January through March of 2017, there were 61 homes sold, with a median sale price of $213,000 - a 8.6% increase over the $196,200 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 62 homes sold in White Bear Lake in the first quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in White Bear Lake for 2017 was $2,508. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,500. This marks an increase of 0.3%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.2%.
The following table compares White Bear Lake to other Ramsey County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2017:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Oaks | 13 | 15 | -13.3% | $631,315 | $550,000 | 14.8% |
| Falcon Heights | 13 | 7 | 85.7% | $276,000 | $315,000 | -12.4% |
| Vadnais Heights | 35 | 21 | 66.7% | $250,000 | $190,890.90 | 31% |
| White Bear Township | 24 | 22 | 9.1% | $239,950 | $199,250 | 20.4% |
| Mounds View | 17 | 25 | -32% | $214,000 | $180,000 | 18.9% |
| White Bear Lake | 61 | 62 | -1.6% | $213,000 | $196,200 | 8.6% |
| Roseville | 73 | 79 | -7.6% | $209,900 | $205,000 | 2.4% |
| New Brighton | 41 | 46 | -10.9% | $207,000 | $201,500 | 2.7% |
| Arden Hills | 9 | 18 | -50% | $199,900 | $208,500 | -4.1% |
| Shoreview | 72 | 72 | 0% | $193,450.50 | $202,100 | -4.3% |
| North St. Paul | 27 | 38 | -28.9% | $187,000 | $180,450 | 3.6% |
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