From July through December of 2020, there were 254 homes sold, with a median sale price of $410,000 - a 14.4% increase over the $358,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 223 homes sold in Whitefish Bay in the second half of 2019.
The median sales tax in Whitefish Bay for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $8,408, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2020.
The following table compares Whitefish Bay to other Milwaukee County cities with similar median sale prices in the second half of 2020:
| City | July - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Hills | 52 | 26 | 100% | $613,057.50 | $460,000 | 33.3% |
| Whitefish Bay | 254 | 223 | 13.9% | $410,000 | $358,500 | 14.4% |
| Shorewood | 86 | 76 | 13.2% | $380,000 | $381,000 | -0.3% |
| Bayside | 84 | 80 | 5% | $350,000 | $322,000 | 8.7% |
| Fox Point | 153 | 127 | 20.5% | $325,000 | $323,900 | 0.3% |
| Franklin | 582 | 499 | 16.6% | $272,500 | $254,000 | 7.3% |
| Wauwatosa | 790 | 693 | 14% | $260,500 | $243,000 | 7.2% |
| Greendale | 219 | 215 | 1.9% | $250,000 | $230,000 | 8.7% |
| Hales Corners | 106 | 69 | 53.6% | $248,000 | $228,015 | 8.8% |
| Oak Creek | 375 | 383 | -2.1% | $243,600 | $225,000 | 8.3% |
| Glendale | 245 | 232 | 5.6% | $220,000 | $196,100 | 12.2% |
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