From January through December of 2018, there were 118 homes sold, with a median sale price of $480,656 - a 17.2% increase over the $410,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 99 homes sold in Lake Elmo in 2017.
The median sales tax in Lake Elmo for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $3,756, approximately 0.8% of the median home sale price for 2018.
The following table compares Lake Elmo to other Washington 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dellwood | 15 | 20 | -25% | $568,000 | $630,000 | -9.8% |
| Marine on St. Croix | 13 | 14 | -7.1% | $499,000 | $253,000 | 97.2% |
| Grant | 52 | 45 | 15.6% | $489,500 | $472,000 | 3.7% |
| Lake Elmo | 118 | 99 | 19.2% | $480,655.50 | $410,000 | 17.2% |
| Pine Springs | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $451,500 | $376,000 | 20.1% |
| Afton | 42 | 33 | 27.3% | $435,000 | $431,000 | 0.9% |
| Hastings | 15 | 28 | -46.4% | $350,000 | $430,750 | -18.7% |
| Scandia | 66 | 43 | 53.5% | $349,950 | $316,000 | 10.7% |
| Lakeland Shores | 3 | 3 | 0% | $345,000 | $313,000 | 10.2% |
| Stillwater | 515 | 457 | 12.7% | $335,000 | $317,500 | 5.5% |
| Mahtomedi | 157 | 116 | 35.3% | $330,000 | $309,787.50 | 6.5% |
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