From January through June of 2020, there were 31 homes sold, with a median sale price of $290,100 - a 20.4% increase over the $241,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 37 homes sold in Watertown in the first half of 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 the first half of 2020.
The following table compares Watertown to other Carver County cities in the first half of 2020:
| City | Jan. - June 2020 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2020 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 48 | 79 | -39.2% | $409,500 | $461,000 | -11.2% |
| Chanhassen | 151 | 257 | -41.2% | $361,000 | $380,000 | -5% |
| Carver | 37 | 45 | -17.8% | $335,000 | $298,000 | 12.4% |
| Waconia | 104 | 114 | -8.8% | $307,500 | $296,250 | 3.8% |
| Watertown | 31 | 37 | -16.2% | $290,100 | $241,000 | 20.4% |
| Chaska | 163 | 185 | -11.9% | $290,000 | $308,000 | -5.8% |
| Mayer | 22 | 22 | 0% | $289,073.50 | $279,660 | 3.4% |
| Cologne | 15 | 24 | -37.5% | $278,720 | $317,000 | -12.1% |
| New Germany | 3 | 10 | -70% | $248,000 | $173,500 | 42.9% |
| Hamburg | 7 | 7 | 0% | $207,000 | $150,000 | 38% |
| Norwood Young America | 32 | 36 | -11.1% | $205,500 | $202,500 | 1.5% |
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