From January through March of 2022, there were 52 homes sold, with a median sale price of $335,000 - a 34% increase over the $250,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 57 homes sold in Forest Lake in the first quarter of 2021.
The median sales tax in Forest Lake for the most recent year with available data, 2020, was $3,130, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2022.
The following table compares Forest Lake to other Washington County cities with similar median sale prices in the first quarter of 2022:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2022 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2021 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2022 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2021 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahtomedi | 18 | 7 | 157.1% | $386,500 | $303,000 | 27.6% |
| Woodbury | 160 | 167 | -4.2% | $375,000 | $334,900 | 12% |
| Oak Park Heights | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $370,000 | $285,000 | 29.8% |
| Bayport | 8 | 12 | -33.3% | $355,000 | $335,625 | 5.8% |
| St. Paul Park | 11 | 13 | -15.4% | $335,000 | $257,000 | 30.4% |
| Forest Lake | 52 | 57 | -8.8% | $335,000 | $250,000 | 34% |
| Cottage Grove | 72 | 76 | -5.3% | $325,000 | $307,500 | 5.7% |
| Willernie | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $307,250 | $217,000 | 41.6% |
| Newport | 15 | 8 | 87.5% | $300,000 | $323,750 | -7.3% |
| Oakdale | 65 | 68 | -4.4% | $274,900 | $267,000 | 3% |
| Hugo | 43 | 43 | 0% | $268,000 | $275,000 | -2.5% |
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