From October through December of 2020, there were 103 homes sold, with a median sale price of $295,000 - a 9.3% increase over the $270,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 107 homes sold in Cottage Grove in the fourth quarter of 2019.
The median sales tax in Cottage Grove for 2020 was $3,514. In 2019, the median sales tax was $3,394. This marks an increase of 3.5%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.2%.
The following table compares Cottage Grove to other Washington County cities with similar median sale prices in the fourth quarter of 2020:
| City | Oct. - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahtomedi | 15 | 18 | -16.7% | $381,000 | $365,450 | 4.3% |
| Stillwater | 53 | 90 | -41.1% | $367,500 | $340,000 | 8.1% |
| Woodbury | 192 | 242 | -20.7% | $352,500 | $300,000 | 17.5% |
| Hastings | 2 | 5 | -60% | $330,000 | $575,000 | -42.6% |
| Forest Lake | 52 | 62 | -16.1% | $300,000 | $262,450 | 14.3% |
| Cottage Grove | 103 | 107 | -3.7% | $295,000 | $270,000 | 9.3% |
| Hugo | 44 | 50 | -12% | $287,500 | $220,000 | 30.7% |
| Willernie | 1 | 1 | 0% | $273,301 | $415,000 | -34.1% |
| Oak Park Heights | 12 | 18 | -33.3% | $268,000 | $252,500 | 6.1% |
| Newport | 7 | 7 | 0% | $262,000 | $250,000 | 4.8% |
| St. Paul Park | 13 | 14 | -7.1% | $260,000 | $219,500 | 18.5% |
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