From October through December of 2019, there were 50 homes sold, with a median sale price of $220,000 - a 2.9% increase over the $213,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 88 homes sold in Hugo in the fourth quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in Hugo for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,532, approximately 1.2% of the median home sale price for the fourth quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Hugo to other Washington County cities with similar median sales prices in the fourth quarter of 2019:
| City | Oct. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage Grove | 107 | 150 | -28.7% | $270,000 | $240,000 | 12.5% |
| Forest Lake | 62 | 76 | -18.4% | $262,450 | $216,450 | 21.3% |
| Oak Park Heights | 18 | 17 | 5.9% | $252,500 | $240,000 | 5.2% |
| Newport | 7 | 18 | -61.1% | $250,000 | $217,850 | 14.8% |
| Bayport | 10 | 11 | -9.1% | $240,000 | $289,100 | -17% |
| Oakdale | 91 | 130 | -30% | $235,000 | $203,250 | 15.6% |
| Hugo | 50 | 88 | -43.2% | $220,000 | $213,750 | 2.9% |
| St. Paul Park | 14 | 19 | -26.3% | $219,500 | $196,000 | 12% |
| Lakeland | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $213,750 | $288,000 | -25.8% |
| St. Marys Point | 1 | 1 | 0% | $191,000 | $394,500 | -51.6% |
| Lake St. Croix Beach | 5 | 2 | 150% | $131,000 | $160,640 | -18.5% |
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