From January through December of 2018, there were 336 homes sold, with a median sale price of $242,500 - a 7.8% increase over the $225,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 290 homes sold in White Bear Lake in 2017.
The median sales tax in White Bear Lake for 2018 was $2,634. In 2017, the median sales tax was $2,508. This marks an increase of 5%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.1%.
The following table compares White Bear Lake to other Ramsey County cities with similar median sales prices in 2018:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellaire | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $282,000 | $278,000 | 1.4% |
| White Bear Township | 113 | 157 | -28% | $275,000 | $264,900 | 3.8% |
| New Brighton | 235 | 264 | -11% | $261,000 | $241,900 | 7.9% |
| Roseville | 409 | 379 | 7.9% | $256,000 | $236,500 | 8.2% |
| Vadnais Heights | 159 | 166 | -4.2% | $246,000 | $223,500 | 10.1% |
| White Bear Lake | 336 | 290 | 15.9% | $242,500 | $225,000 | 7.8% |
| Mounds View | 110 | 101 | 8.9% | $241,000 | $210,000 | 14.8% |
| Maplewood | 409 | 468 | -12.6% | $237,500 | $216,250 | 9.8% |
| Little Canada | 111 | 117 | -5.1% | $237,000 | $199,900 | 18.6% |
| Gem Lake | 12 | 4 | 200% | $225,500 | $241,000 | -6.4% |
| North St. Paul | 188 | 173 | 8.7% | $219,508.50 | $200,000 | 9.8% |
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