From January through June of 2017, there were 30 homes sold, with a median sale price of $182,450 - a 4% decrease over the $190,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 25 homes sold in Newport in the first half of 2016.
The median sales tax in Newport for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,280, approximately 1.2% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2017.
The following table compares Newport to other Washington County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2017:
| City | Jan. - June 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine on St. Croix | 7 | 10 | -30% | $250,000 | $194,250 | 28.7% |
| Forest Lake | 169 | 196 | -13.8% | $245,000 | $202,000 | 21.3% |
| Cottage Grove | 310 | 318 | -2.5% | $239,000 | $225,500 | 6% |
| Oak Park Heights | 33 | 40 | -17.5% | $235,000 | $205,250 | 14.5% |
| St. Marys Point | 3 | 4 | -25% | $225,000 | $277,869 | -19% |
| Oakdale | 230 | 283 | -18.7% | $196,500 | $197,500 | -0.5% |
| Hugo | 194 | 171 | 13.5% | $189,975 | $184,900 | 2.7% |
| Lake St. Croix Beach | 10 | 10 | 0% | $185,300 | $247,450 | -25.1% |
| Newport | 30 | 25 | 20% | $182,450 | $190,000 | -4% |
| St. Paul Park | 37 | 54 | -31.5% | $180,000 | $170,500 | 5.6% |
| Willernie | 7 | 12 | -41.7% | $169,900 | $167,500 | 1.4% |
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