In October 2019, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $278,000 - a 0.3% increase over the $277,200 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 10 homes sold in Watertown in October 2018.
The median sales tax in Watertown for 2019 was $3,115. In 2018, the median sales tax was $2,886. This marks an increase of 7.9%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.1%.
The following table compares Watertown to other Carver County cities 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Germany | 1 | 0 | - | $625,000 | $0 | - |
| Chanhassen | 27 | 41 | -34.1% | $363,000 | $385,000 | -5.7% |
| Norwood Young America | 2 | 6 | -66.7% | $322,500 | $212,500 | 51.8% |
| Cologne | 4 | 4 | 0% | $319,450 | $258,250 | 23.7% |
| Waconia | 16 | 34 | -52.9% | $310,000 | $265,000 | 17% |
| Watertown | 3 | 10 | -70% | $278,000 | $277,200 | 0.3% |
| Victoria | 4 | 17 | -76.5% | $277,400 | $457,500 | -39.4% |
| Chaska | 30 | 36 | -16.7% | $274,000 | $256,250 | 6.9% |
| Carver | 4 | 12 | -66.7% | $242,500 | $305,250 | -20.6% |
| Mayer | 3 | 2 | 50% | $219,900 | $258,950 | -15.1% |
| Hamburg | 2 | 0 | - | $131,250 | $0 | - |
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