In February 2019, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $168,950 - a 13.4% decrease over the $195,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Newport in February 2018.
The median sales tax in Newport for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,280, approximately 1.3% of the median home sale price for February 2019.
The following table compares Newport to other Washington County cities with similar median sales prices in February 2019:
| City | Feb. 2019 Home Sales | Feb. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2019 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahtomedi | 6 | 8 | -25% | $370,500 | $322,500 | 14.9% |
| Woodbury | 58 | 69 | -15.9% | $363,000 | $317,900 | 14.2% |
| Lakeland Shores | 2 | 0 | - | $345,000 | $0 | - |
| Bayport | 3 | 5 | -40% | $300,000 | $400,000 | -25% |
| Oak Park Heights | 4 | 5 | -20% | $267,450 | $210,000 | 27.4% |
| Cottage Grove | 31 | 27 | 14.8% | $243,000 | $235,000 | 3.4% |
| Forest Lake | 13 | 14 | -7.1% | $234,000 | $204,450 | 14.5% |
| St. Paul Park | 6 | 3 | 100% | $232,625 | $195,000 | 19.3% |
| Hugo | 14 | 12 | 16.7% | $224,950 | $241,000 | -6.7% |
| Oakdale | 27 | 27 | 0% | $196,900 | $247,000 | -20.3% |
| Newport | 2 | 5 | -60% | $168,950 | $195,000 | -13.4% |
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