From April through June of 2019, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $202,500 - a 45.8% increase over the $138,925 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in New Germany in the second quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in New Germany for 2019 was $3,234. In 2018, the median sales tax was $2,706. This marks an increase of 19.5%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.6%.
The following table compares New Germany to other Carver County cities in the second quarter of 2019:
| City | Apr. - June 2019 Home Sales | Apr. - June 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | Apr. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 55 | 51 | 7.8% | $484,000 | $420,000 | 15.2% |
| Chanhassen | 157 | 138 | 13.8% | $350,000 | $342,950 | 2.1% |
| Cologne | 20 | 14 | 42.9% | $334,500 | $276,500 | 21% |
| Carver | 30 | 29 | 3.4% | $328,500 | $320,000 | 2.7% |
| Chaska | 128 | 100 | 28% | $314,750 | $238,250 | 32.1% |
| Waconia | 81 | 74 | 9.5% | $307,500 | $308,400 | -0.3% |
| Mayer | 17 | 10 | 70% | $283,000 | $286,000 | -1% |
| Watertown | 27 | 11 | 145.5% | $252,500 | $273,200 | -7.6% |
| Norwood Young America | 23 | 24 | -4.2% | $210,000 | $186,200 | 12.8% |
| New Germany | 4 | 2 | 100% | $202,500 | $138,925 | 45.8% |
| Hamburg | 3 | 1 | 200% | $192,000 | $118,500 | 62% |
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