In December 2020, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $295,000 - a 52.1% increase over the $194,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Scandia in December 2019, as well.
The median sales tax in Scandia for 2020 was $3,845. In 2019, the median sales tax was $3,570. This marks an increase of 7.7%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.3%.
The following table compares Scandia to other Washington County cities with similar median sale prices in December 2020:
| City | Dec. 2020 Home Sales | Dec. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater | 11 | 25 | -56% | $341,000 | $315,000 | 8.3% |
| St. Paul Park | 3 | 4 | -25% | $340,000 | $231,000 | 47.2% |
| Forest Lake | 14 | 20 | -30% | $335,500 | $264,950 | 26.6% |
| Afton | 2 | 1 | 100% | $325,000 | $506,000 | -35.8% |
| Newport | 2 | 4 | -50% | $316,000 | $300,500 | 5.2% |
| Cottage Grove | 30 | 31 | -3.2% | $315,000 | $274,900 | 14.6% |
| Scandia | 2 | 2 | 0% | $295,000 | $194,000 | 52.1% |
| Hugo | 9 | 13 | -30.8% | $282,000 | $192,900 | 46.2% |
| Oak Park Heights | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $265,000 | $252,500 | 5% |
| Lakeland | 2 | 0 | - | $256,000 | $0 | - |
| Oakdale | 22 | 20 | 10% | $244,750 | $280,000 | -12.6% |
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