From January through March of 2019, there were 42 homes sold, with a median sale price of $179,254 - a 6.9% decrease over the $192,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 57 homes sold in Columbia Heights in the first quarter 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 1.4%.
The following table compares Columbia Heights to other Anoka County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2019:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey | 74 | 55 | 34.5% | $254,000 | $235,000 | 8.1% |
| Blaine | 149 | 140 | 6.4% | $247,000 | $235,950 | 4.7% |
| Lexington | 5 | 2 | 150% | $239,900 | $235,000 | 2.1% |
| Fridley | 51 | 56 | -8.9% | $232,900 | $199,949.50 | 16.5% |
| Circle Pines | 12 | 17 | -29.4% | $221,938 | $199,900 | 11% |
| Coon Rapids | 162 | 149 | 8.7% | $220,725 | $218,000 | 1.3% |
| St. Francis | 19 | 19 | 0% | $219,040 | $206,000 | 6.3% |
| Spring Lake Park | 15 | 18 | -16.7% | $199,900 | $208,500 | -4.1% |
| Linwood | 4 | 6 | -33.3% | $195,750 | $240,950 | -18.8% |
| Anoka | 30 | 43 | -30.2% | $194,875 | $217,500 | -10.4% |
| Columbia Heights | 42 | 57 | -26.3% | $179,253.68 | $192,500 | -6.9% |
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