From October through December of 2019, there were 63 homes sold, with a median sale price of $265,000 - a 9.3% increase over the $242,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 256 homes sold in Blaine in the fourth quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in Blaine for 2019 was $2,711. In 2018, the median sales tax was $2,470. This marks an increase of 9.8%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1%.
The following table compares Blaine to other Anoka County cities with similar median sales prices in the fourth quarter of 2019:
| City | Oct. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 3 | 4 | -25% | $300,000 | $236,500 | 26.8% |
| Ham Lake | 13 | 47 | -72.3% | $289,900 | $295,000 | -1.7% |
| Lexington | 1 | 8 | -87.5% | $285,000 | $184,550 | 54.4% |
| Lino Lakes | 16 | 59 | -72.9% | $273,000 | $280,000 | -2.5% |
| Ramsey | 26 | 109 | -76.1% | $267,000 | $250,600 | 6.5% |
| Blaine | 63 | 256 | -75.4% | $265,000 | $242,500 | 9.3% |
| Centerville | 1 | 10 | -90% | $260,000 | $266,500 | -2.4% |
| Circle Pines | 6 | 27 | -77.8% | $253,350 | $209,900 | 20.7% |
| Spring Lake Park | 1 | 30 | -96.7% | $234,500 | $209,500 | 11.9% |
| Anoka | 10 | 46 | -78.3% | $232,450 | $213,750 | 8.7% |
| Columbia Heights | 15 | 98 | -84.7% | $230,000 | $195,000 | 17.9% |
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