From October through December of 2017, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $405,000 - a 102.5% increase over the $200,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Castle Rock in the fourth quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Castle Rock for the most recent year with available data, 2014, was $2,115, approximately 0.5% of the median home sale price for the fourth quarter of 2017.
The following table compares Castle Rock to other Dakota County cities with similar median sales prices in the fourth quarter of 2017:
| City | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilydale | 2 | 10 | -80% | $462,500 | $191,250 | 141.8% |
| Castle Rock | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $405,000 | $200,000 | 102.5% |
| Mendota Heights | 48 | 47 | 2.1% | $343,750 | $299,900 | 14.6% |
| Eureka Center | 1 | 5 | -80% | $340,000 | $310,000 | 9.7% |
| Northfield | 16 | 3 | 433.3% | $287,500 | $130,000 | 121.2% |
| Lakeville | 222 | 220 | 0.9% | $277,300 | $274,450 | 1% |
| Rosemount | 96 | 75 | 28% | $269,750 | $239,900 | 12.4% |
| Eagan | 208 | 202 | 3% | $251,500 | $238,000 | 5.7% |
| Apple Valley | 228 | 213 | 7% | $240,000 | $220,000 | 9.1% |
| Burnsville | 235 | 195 | 20.5% | $235,000 | $229,000 | 2.6% |
| Empire | 7 | 7 | 0% | $230,000 | $187,890.35 | 22.4% |
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