From July through December of 2019, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $228,500 - a 23.8% decrease over the $299,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Martin Lake in the second half of 2018.
The median sales tax in Martin Lake for 2019 was $2,187. In 2018, the median sales tax was $1,912. This marks an increase of 14.4%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1%.
The following table compares Martin Lake to other Anoka County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2019:
| City | July - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville | 11 | 31 | -64.5% | $264,900 | $273,000 | -3% |
| Lexington | 7 | 17 | -58.8% | $250,000 | $180,000 | 38.9% |
| Fridley | 120 | 240 | -50% | $243,500 | $214,950 | 13.3% |
| Coon Rapids | 348 | 624 | -44.2% | $236,000 | $220,450 | 7.1% |
| Bethel | 2 | 6 | -66.7% | $233,950 | $185,000 | 26.5% |
| St. Francis | 47 | 82 | -42.7% | $232,000 | $222,250 | 4.4% |
| Anoka | 69 | 106 | -34.9% | $229,900 | $220,000 | 4.5% |
| Martin Lake | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $228,500 | $299,900 | -23.8% |
| Columbia Heights | 102 | 201 | -49.3% | $226,500 | $199,900 | 13.3% |
| Spring Lake Park | 28 | 63 | -55.6% | $224,750 | $225,000 | -0.1% |
| Circle Pines | 40 | 57 | -29.8% | $212,750 | $209,500 | 1.6% |
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