From January through December of 2017, there were 58 homes sold, with a median sale price of $190,000 - a 5.7% increase over the $179,822 median sale price for the previous year. There were 56 homes sold in Newport in 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 2017.
The following table compares Newport to other Washington County cities with similar median sales prices in 2017:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Marys Point | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $255,000 | $255,000 | 0% |
| Marine on St. Croix | 14 | 18 | -22.2% | $253,000 | $243,500 | 3.9% |
| Cottage Grove | 595 | 639 | -6.9% | $239,000 | $230,500 | 3.7% |
| Forest Lake | 356 | 375 | -5.1% | $235,000 | $215,000 | 9.3% |
| Oak Park Heights | 78 | 77 | 1.3% | $230,567.37 | $205,000 | 12.5% |
| Willernie | 14 | 16 | -12.5% | $217,500 | $164,000 | 32.6% |
| Oakdale | 481 | 557 | -13.6% | $208,650 | $207,500 | 0.6% |
| Hugo | 367 | 342 | 7.3% | $194,000 | $189,000 | 2.6% |
| St. Paul Park | 80 | 96 | -16.7% | $191,850 | $177,750 | 7.9% |
| Newport | 58 | 56 | 3.6% | $190,000 | $179,822 | 5.7% |
| Lake St. Croix Beach | 21 | 22 | -4.5% | $190,000 | $218,350 | -13% |
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