In October 2019, there were 40 homes sold, with a median sale price of $273,000 - a 14% increase over the $239,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 56 homes sold in Cottage Grove in October 2018.
The median sales tax in Cottage Grove for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,634, approximately 1% of the median home sale price for October 2019.
The following table compares Cottage Grove to other Washington County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2019:
| City | Oct. 2019 Home Sales | Oct. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2019 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahtomedi | 5 | 16 | -68.8% | $435,000 | $317,500 | 37% |
| Marine on St. Croix | 2 | 2 | 0% | $415,000 | $409,000 | 1.5% |
| Scandia | 8 | 9 | -11.1% | $375,000 | $382,000 | -1.8% |
| Stillwater | 36 | 52 | -30.8% | $336,900 | $345,000 | -2.3% |
| Woodbury | 111 | 120 | -7.5% | $289,500 | $279,900 | 3.4% |
| Cottage Grove | 40 | 56 | -28.6% | $273,000 | $239,500 | 14% |
| Lakeland | 2 | 4 | -50% | $271,000 | $419,000 | -35.3% |
| Forest Lake | 25 | 28 | -10.7% | $265,000 | $272,450 | -2.7% |
| Oak Park Heights | 8 | 9 | -11.1% | $247,500 | $240,000 | 3.1% |
| Newport | 2 | 2 | 0% | $229,950 | $157,000 | 46.5% |
| Hugo | 19 | 34 | -44.1% | $225,000 | $219,075 | 2.7% |
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