In October 2018, there were 56 homes sold, with a median sale price of $239,500 - a 0.5% increase over the $238,400 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 51 homes sold in Cottage Grove in October 2017.
The median sales tax in Cottage Grove for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,634, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for October 2018.
The following table compares Cottage Grove to other Washington County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2018:
| City | Oct. 2018 Home Sales | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2018 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater | 52 | 26 | 100% | $345,000 | $302,500 | 14% |
| Mahtomedi | 16 | 10 | 60% | $317,500 | $377,500 | -15.9% |
| Woodbury | 120 | 94 | 27.7% | $279,900 | $287,325 | -2.6% |
| Forest Lake | 28 | 29 | -3.4% | $272,450 | $217,000 | 25.6% |
| Oak Park Heights | 9 | 10 | -10% | $240,000 | $179,000 | 34.1% |
| Cottage Grove | 56 | 51 | 9.8% | $239,500 | $238,400 | 0.5% |
| Bayport | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $220,000 | $405,000 | -45.7% |
| Hugo | 34 | 25 | 36% | $219,075 | $195,000 | 12.3% |
| Afton | 3 | 1 | 200% | $218,000 | $535,000 | -59.3% |
| Oakdale | 39 | 36 | 8.3% | $210,000 | $217,950 | -3.6% |
| St. Paul Park | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $196,500 | $207,500 | -5.3% |
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