In February 2019, there were 13 homes sold, with a median sale price of $234,000 - a 14.5% increase over the $204,450 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 14 homes sold in Forest Lake in February 2018.
The median sales tax in Forest Lake for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,288, approximately 1% of the median home sale price for February 2019.
The following table compares Forest Lake to other Washington County cities with similar median sales prices in February 2019:
| City | Feb. 2019 Home Sales | Feb. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2019 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahtomedi | 6 | 8 | -25% | $370,500 | $322,500 | 14.9% |
| Woodbury | 58 | 69 | -15.9% | $363,000 | $317,900 | 14.2% |
| Lakeland Shores | 2 | 0 | - | $345,000 | $0 | - |
| Bayport | 3 | 5 | -40% | $300,000 | $400,000 | -25% |
| Oak Park Heights | 4 | 5 | -20% | $267,450 | $210,000 | 27.4% |
| Cottage Grove | 31 | 27 | 14.8% | $243,000 | $235,000 | 3.4% |
| Forest Lake | 13 | 14 | -7.1% | $234,000 | $204,450 | 14.5% |
| St. Paul Park | 6 | 3 | 100% | $232,625 | $195,000 | 19.3% |
| Hugo | 14 | 12 | 16.7% | $224,950 | $241,000 | -6.7% |
| Oakdale | 27 | 27 | 0% | $196,900 | $247,000 | -20.3% |
| Newport | 2 | 5 | -60% | $168,950 | $195,000 | -13.4% |
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