From October through December of 2019, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $213,750 - a 25.8% decrease over the $288,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Lakeland in the fourth quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in Lakeland for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,334, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for the fourth quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Lakeland to other Washington 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage Grove | 107 | 150 | -28.7% | $270,000 | $240,000 | 12.5% |
| Forest Lake | 62 | 76 | -18.4% | $262,450 | $216,450 | 21.3% |
| Oak Park Heights | 18 | 17 | 5.9% | $252,500 | $240,000 | 5.2% |
| Newport | 7 | 18 | -61.1% | $250,000 | $217,850 | 14.8% |
| Bayport | 10 | 11 | -9.1% | $240,000 | $289,100 | -17% |
| Oakdale | 91 | 130 | -30% | $235,000 | $203,250 | 15.6% |
| Hugo | 50 | 88 | -43.2% | $220,000 | $213,750 | 2.9% |
| St. Paul Park | 14 | 19 | -26.3% | $219,500 | $196,000 | 12% |
| Lakeland | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $213,750 | $288,000 | -25.8% |
| St. Marys Point | 1 | 1 | 0% | $191,000 | $394,500 | -51.6% |
| Lake St. Croix Beach | 5 | 2 | 150% | $131,000 | $160,640 | -18.5% |
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