In April 2020, there were nine homes sold, with a median sale price of $290,100 - a 41.5% increase over the $205,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Watertown in April 2019.
The median sales tax in Watertown for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $3,115, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for April 2020.
The following table compares Watertown to other Carver County cities in April 2020:
| City | Apr. 2020 Home Sales | Apr. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2020 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanhassen | 24 | 40 | -40% | $482,000 | $377,450 | 27.7% |
| Victoria | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $375,000 | $494,500 | -24.2% |
| Carver | 6 | 5 | 20% | $346,000 | $230,000 | 50.4% |
| Cologne | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | $298,700 | $305,000 | -2.1% |
| Watertown | 9 | 7 | 28.6% | $290,100 | $205,000 | 41.5% |
| Chaska | 29 | 23 | 26.1% | $289,800 | $308,000 | -5.9% |
| Waconia | 19 | 21 | -9.5% | $288,000 | $298,000 | -3.4% |
| Hamburg | 1 | 2 | -50% | $230,000 | $156,200 | 47.2% |
| New Germany | 2 | 1 | 100% | $229,750 | $140,836 | 63.1% |
| Norwood Young America | 5 | 5 | 0% | $218,000 | $175,000 | 24.6% |
| Mayer | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $260,000 | -100% |
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