From July through September of 2019, there were 71 homes sold, with a median sale price of $295,500 - a 6.2% decrease over the $315,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 91 homes sold in Waconia in the third quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in Waconia for 2019 was $3,692. In 2018, the median sales tax was $3,326. This marks an increase of 11%. 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 Waconia to other Carver County cities in the third quarter of 2019:
| City | July - Sept. 2019 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 44 | 55 | -20% | $437,400 | $410,000 | 6.7% |
| Carver | 26 | 36 | -27.8% | $372,950 | $355,000 | 5.1% |
| Chanhassen | 153 | 167 | -8.4% | $369,000 | $327,500 | 12.7% |
| Waconia | 71 | 91 | -22% | $295,500 | $315,000 | -6.2% |
| Chaska | 162 | 152 | 6.6% | $279,750 | $275,000 | 1.7% |
| Mayer | 10 | 9 | 11.1% | $268,950 | $275,500 | -2.4% |
| Cologne | 15 | 16 | -6.3% | $267,500 | $334,500 | -20% |
| Watertown | 23 | 26 | -11.5% | $240,000 | $249,250 | -3.7% |
| New Germany | 4 | 1 | 300% | $235,750 | $183,000 | 28.8% |
| Norwood Young America | 14 | 28 | -50% | $202,750 | $197,000 | 2.9% |
| Hamburg | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $201,500 | $149,500 | 34.8% |
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