In August 2019, there were 100 homes sold, with a median sale price of $270,950 - a 7.5% increase over the $252,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 87 homes sold in Cottage Grove in August 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 August 2019.
The following table compares Cottage Grove to other Washington County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2019:
| City | Aug. 2019 Home Sales | Aug. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2019 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings | 2 | 0 | - | $328,750 | $0 | - |
| Stillwater | 70 | 68 | 2.9% | $325,000 | $303,750 | 7% |
| Woodbury | 160 | 161 | -0.6% | $315,950 | $296,000 | 6.7% |
| Forest Lake | 50 | 46 | 8.7% | $294,250 | $255,200 | 15.3% |
| Lakeland | 4 | 1 | 300% | $280,000 | $250,000 | 12% |
| Cottage Grove | 100 | 87 | 14.9% | $270,950 | $252,000 | 7.5% |
| Oak Park Heights | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $256,250 | $196,000 | 30.7% |
| Scandia | 3 | 6 | -50% | $250,000 | $243,900 | 2.5% |
| Willernie | 1 | 2 | -50% | $246,400 | $256,000 | -3.8% |
| Oakdale | 72 | 58 | 24.1% | $244,562.50 | $218,700 | 11.8% |
| Newport | 10 | 5 | 100% | $239,000 | $160,000 | 49.4% |
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