From January through December of 2018, there were 211 homes sold, with a median sale price of $670,000 - a 27% increase over the $527,500 median sale price for the previous year. There were 203 homes sold in Orono in 2017.
The median sales tax in Orono for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $5,930, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for 2018.
The following table compares Orono to other Hennepin County cities with similar median sales prices in 2018:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnetonka Beach | 21 | 8 | 162.5% | $1,208,500 | $1,677,500 | -28% |
| Greenwood | 21 | 9 | 133.3% | $1,020,000 | $975,000 | 4.6% |
| Wayzata | 91 | 69 | 31.9% | $720,000 | $620,000 | 16.1% |
| Deephaven | 80 | 74 | 8.1% | $675,000 | $590,000 | 14.4% |
| Tonka Bay | 30 | 30 | 0% | $675,000 | $482,000 | 40% |
| Orono | 211 | 203 | 3.9% | $670,000 | $527,500 | 27% |
| Medina | 149 | 114 | 30.7% | $650,000 | $627,600 | 3.6% |
| Excelsior | 34 | 32 | 6.3% | $526,750 | $445,000 | 18.4% |
| Edina | 804 | 747 | 7.6% | $520,000 | $527,000 | -1.3% |
| Independence | 68 | 55 | 23.6% | $499,000 | $439,500 | 13.5% |
| Shorewood | 156 | 126 | 23.8% | $455,790 | $472,500 | -3.5% |
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