From January through March of 2017, there were 11 homes sold, with a median sale price of $327,499 - a 26.4% increase over the $259,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 17 homes sold in Carver in the first quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Carver for 2017 was $3,794. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,848. This marks an decrease of 1.4%. 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 Carver to other Carver County cities 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 31 | 30 | 3.3% | $385,000 | $388,750 | -1% |
| Carver | 11 | 17 | -35.3% | $327,499 | $259,000 | 26.4% |
| Chanhassen | 78 | 82 | -4.9% | $297,450 | $290,500 | 2.4% |
| Waconia | 32 | 43 | -25.6% | $240,000 | $198,000 | 21.2% |
| Chaska | 74 | 83 | -10.8% | $231,250 | $222,000 | 4.2% |
| Mayer | 9 | 9 | 0% | $226,000 | $224,900 | 0.5% |
| Cologne | 12 | 15 | -20% | $221,350 | $238,000 | -7% |
| Hamburg | 4 | 1 | 300% | $216,700 | $120,000 | 80.6% |
| Watertown | 11 | 18 | -38.9% | $195,000 | $213,750 | -8.8% |
| Norwood Young America | 20 | 10 | 100% | $183,000 | $140,000 | 30.7% |
| New Germany | 2 | 2 | 0% | $129,500 | $238,950 | -45.8% |
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