From January through June of 2019, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $288,750 - a 8.3% decrease over the $314,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 17 homes sold in Columbus in the first half of 2018.
The median sales tax in Columbus for 2019 was $3,826. In 2018, the median sales tax was $3,246. This marks an increase of 17.9%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.3%.
The following table compares Columbus 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ham Lake | 81 | 75 | 8% | $341,050 | $335,000 | 1.8% |
| Martin Lake | 4 | 6 | -33.3% | $309,950 | $240,950 | 28.6% |
| Andover | 209 | 184 | 13.6% | $305,000 | $295,000 | 3.4% |
| Lino Lakes | 98 | 117 | -16.2% | $296,500 | $300,000 | -1.2% |
| Oak Grove | 36 | 28 | 28.6% | $290,000 | $307,950 | -5.8% |
| Columbus | 8 | 17 | -52.9% | $288,750 | $314,900 | -8.3% |
| Centerville | 23 | 21 | 9.5% | $276,000 | $258,000 | 7% |
| East Bethel | 57 | 52 | 9.6% | $275,000 | $259,500 | 6% |
| Ramsey | 189 | 162 | 16.7% | $266,025 | $254,200 | 4.7% |
| Blaine | 438 | 413 | 6.1% | $265,000 | $242,500 | 9.3% |
| Linwood | 16 | 21 | -23.8% | $247,500 | $285,000 | -13.2% |
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