In December 2021, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $294,400 - a 17% decrease over the $354,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Empire in December 2020.
The median sales tax in Empire for the most recent year with available data, 2020, was $3,559, approximately 1.2% of the median home sale price for December 2021.
The following table compares Empire to other Dakota County cities with similar median sale prices in December 2021:
| City | Dec. 2021 Home Sales | Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemount | 21 | 20 | 5% | $351,000 | $306,500 | 14.5% |
| Eagan | 49 | 56 | -12.5% | $335,000 | $294,800 | 13.6% |
| Farmington | 18 | 31 | -41.9% | $321,500 | $254,600 | 26.3% |
| Inver Grove Heights | 29 | 24 | 20.8% | $320,500 | $320,000 | 0.2% |
| Burnsville | 39 | 59 | -33.9% | $299,900 | $300,000 | -0% |
| Empire | 5 | 4 | 25% | $294,400 | $354,500 | -17% |
| Apple Valley | 56 | 46 | 21.7% | $290,000 | $299,500 | -3.2% |
| South St. Paul | 12 | 16 | -25% | $285,000 | $245,000 | 16.3% |
| Eureka Center | 1 | 1 | 0% | $283,000 | $449,836 | -37.1% |
| West St. Paul | 14 | 12 | 16.7% | $278,000 | $236,450 | 17.6% |
| Hastings | 33 | 25 | 32% | $269,000 | $225,000 | 19.6% |
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