From January through June of 2019, there were 151 homes sold, with a median sale price of $210,000 - a 4% increase over the $202,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 125 homes sold in Columbia Heights in the first half of 2018.
The median sales tax in Columbia Heights for 2019 was $2,478. In 2018, the median sales tax was $2,326. This marks an increase of 6.5%. 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 Columbia Heights to other Anoka County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2019:
| City | Jan. - June 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine | 438 | 413 | 6.1% | $265,000 | $242,500 | 9.3% |
| Linwood | 16 | 21 | -23.8% | $247,500 | $285,000 | -13.2% |
| Fridley | 145 | 161 | -9.9% | $238,000 | $220,000 | 8.2% |
| St. Francis | 53 | 53 | 0% | $234,000 | $220,000 | 6.4% |
| Coon Rapids | 438 | 404 | 8.4% | $230,000 | $224,000 | 2.7% |
| Lexington | 11 | 7 | 57.1% | $224,500 | $220,000 | 2% |
| Circle Pines | 47 | 35 | 34.3% | $218,876 | $205,000 | 6.8% |
| Anoka | 85 | 114 | -25.4% | $218,000 | $220,000 | -0.9% |
| Spring Lake Park | 35 | 50 | -30% | $216,000 | $209,000 | 3.3% |
| Columbia Heights | 151 | 125 | 20.8% | $210,000 | $202,000 | 4% |
| Bethel | 2 | 0 | - | $163,950 | $0 | - |
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