From April through June of 2019, there were 27 homes sold, with a median sale price of $252,500 - a 7.6% decrease over the $273,200 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 11 homes sold in Watertown in the second quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in Watertown for 2019 was $3,115. In 2018, the median sales tax was $2,886. This marks an increase of 7.9%. 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 Watertown 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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