From July through December of 2021, there were 166 homes sold, with a median sale price of $311,500 - a 3.9% increase over the $299,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 122 homes sold in Forest Lake in the second half of 2020.
The median sales tax in Forest Lake for the most recent year with available data, 2020, was $3,130, approximately 1% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2021.
The following table compares Forest Lake to other Washington County cities with similar median sale prices in the second half of 2021:
| City | July - Dec. 2021 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchwood Village | 10 | 7 | 42.9% | $370,000 | $390,000 | -5.1% |
| Lakeland | 13 | 8 | 62.5% | $345,000 | $234,250 | 47.3% |
| St. Marys Point | 3 | 1 | 200% | $345,000 | $450,000 | -23.3% |
| Cottage Grove | 290 | 208 | 39.4% | $340,000 | $301,300 | 12.8% |
| Bayport | 15 | 14 | 7.1% | $324,000 | $387,750 | -16.4% |
| Forest Lake | 166 | 122 | 36.1% | $311,500 | $299,750 | 3.9% |
| Oak Park Heights | 30 | 26 | 15.4% | $309,900 | $253,500 | 22.2% |
| Lake St. Croix Beach | 10 | 7 | 42.9% | $302,500 | $270,000 | 12% |
| Hugo | 152 | 110 | 38.2% | $280,000 | $241,500 | 15.9% |
| Oakdale | 250 | 170 | 47.1% | $280,000 | $263,500 | 6.3% |
| St. Paul Park | 46 | 30 | 53.3% | $278,500 | $247,500 | 12.5% |
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