From April through June of 2021, there were 119 homes sold, with a median sale price of $326,000 - a 14.8% increase over the $283,950 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 138 homes sold in Cottage Grove in the second quarter of 2020.
The median sales tax in Cottage Grove for the most recent year with available data, 2020, was $3,514, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for the second quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Cottage Grove to other Washington County cities with similar median sale prices in the second quarter of 2021:
| City | Apr. - June 2021 Home Sales | Apr. - June 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. - June 2021 Median Sales Price | Apr. - June 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings | 2 | 1 | 100% | $444,000 | $545,000 | -18.5% |
| Mahtomedi | 31 | 34 | -8.8% | $427,500 | $363,500 | 17.6% |
| Stillwater | 97 | 105 | -7.6% | $415,000 | $380,000 | 9.2% |
| Woodbury | 319 | 317 | 0.6% | $380,000 | $346,000 | 9.8% |
| Bayport | 7 | 14 | -50% | $350,000 | $250,475 | 39.7% |
| Cottage Grove | 119 | 138 | -13.8% | $326,000 | $283,950 | 14.8% |
| Forest Lake | 69 | 83 | -16.9% | $315,000 | $255,000 | 23.5% |
| Lakeland | 8 | 5 | 60% | $312,799 | $274,900 | 13.8% |
| Oakdale | 114 | 121 | -5.8% | $306,750 | $264,500 | 16% |
| Newport | 10 | 12 | -16.7% | $285,000 | $247,500 | 15.2% |
| Lake St. Croix Beach | 3 | 3 | 0% | $281,000 | $255,000 | 10.2% |
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