From April through June of 2019, there were 81 homes sold, with a median sale price of $307,500 - a 0.3% decrease over the $308,400 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 74 homes sold in Waconia in the second 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 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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