From July through September of 2019, there were 243 homes sold, with a median sale price of $253,000 - a 5.5% increase over the $239,850 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 252 homes sold in Shakopee in the third quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in Shakopee for 2019 was $3,086. In 2018, the median sales tax was $3,012. This marks an increase of 2.5%. 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 Shakopee to other Scott 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior Lake | 181 | 180 | 0.6% | $335,000 | $314,950 | 6.4% |
| Elko New Market | 27 | 37 | -27% | $297,000 | $318,900 | -6.9% |
| Savage | 182 | 179 | 1.7% | $290,000 | $295,000 | -1.7% |
| Jordan | 26 | 54 | -51.9% | $287,450 | $271,000 | 6.1% |
| Shakopee | 243 | 252 | -3.6% | $253,000 | $239,850 | 5.5% |
| New Prague | 24 | 41 | -41.5% | $242,400 | $186,100 | 30.3% |
| Belle Plaine | 53 | 58 | -8.6% | $240,000 | $231,750 | 3.6% |
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