The median sale price of a home sold in May 2017 in Watertown in Carver County fell by $35,900 while total sales increased by 77.8%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In May 2017, there were 16 homes sold, with a median sale price of $221,500 – a 13.9% decrease over the $257,400 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were nine homes sold in Watertown in May 2016.
The median sales tax in Watertown for 2017 was $2,799. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,787. This marks an increase of 0.4%. 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 Watertown to other Carver County cities in May 2017:
| City | May 2017 Home Sales | May 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2017 Median Sales Price | May 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 22 | 23 | -4.3% | $414,450 | $407,000 | 1.8% |
| Carver | 9 | 12 | -25% | $312,500 | $247,500 | 26.3% |
| Chanhassen | 49 | 57 | -14% | $302,500 | $330,000 | -8.3% |
| Waconia | 39 | 33 | 18.2% | $259,900 | $230,000 | 13% |
| Chaska | 49 | 51 | -3.9% | $258,950 | $260,000 | -0.4% |
| Mayer | 7 | 11 | -36.4% | $230,000 | $229,900 | 0% |
| Watertown | 16 | 9 | 77.8% | $221,500 | $257,400 | -13.9% |
| Norwood Young America | 12 | 9 | 33.3% | $216,500 | $195,000 | 11% |
| Cologne | 5 | 4 | 25% | $211,000 | $222,500 | -5.2% |
| New Germany | 1 | 0 | – | $155,000 | $0 | – |
| Hamburg | 2 | 2 | 0% | $152,750 | $183,000 | -16.5% |
* This story only considers sales data for the part of Watertown that is in Carver County.
