In October 2021, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $350,000 - a 18.2% increase over the $296,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in Watertown in October 2020.
The median sales tax in Watertown for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $3,115, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for October 2021.
The following table compares Watertown to other Carver County cities in October 2021:
| City | Oct. 2021 Home Sales | Oct. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2021 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 10 | 12 | -16.7% | $547,500 | $492,450 | 11.2% |
| Carver | 3 | 6 | -50% | $425,000 | $332,500 | 27.8% |
| Chanhassen | 27 | 29 | -6.9% | $388,000 | $392,900 | -1.2% |
| Waconia | 14 | 23 | -39.1% | $359,500 | $355,000 | 1.3% |
| Mayer | 2 | 4 | -50% | $355,000 | $294,450 | 20.6% |
| Watertown | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $350,000 | $296,000 | 18.2% |
| Cologne | 4 | 8 | -50% | $342,500 | $350,000 | -2.1% |
| Chaska | 32 | 31 | 3.2% | $281,950 | $275,000 | 2.5% |
| Norwood Young America | 8 | 8 | 0% | $251,500 | $222,500 | 13% |
| Hamburg | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| New Germany | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $167,000 | -100% |
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