From January through June of 2019, there were 224 homes sold, with a median sale price of $150,000 - a 3.4% increase over the $145,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 243 homes sold in South Milwaukee in the first half of 2018.
The median sales tax in South Milwaukee for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $4,049, approximately 2.7% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2019.
The following table compares South Milwaukee to other Milwaukee County cities with similar median sale prices in the first half of 2019:
| City | Jan. - June 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greendale | 157 | 187 | -16% | $230,000 | $210,000 | 9.5% |
| Oak Creek | 307 | 300 | 2.3% | $223,000 | $206,800 | 7.8% |
| Glendale | 227 | 223 | 1.8% | $197,900 | $181,900 | 8.8% |
| Greenfield | 434 | 454 | -4.4% | $164,700 | $152,025 | 8.3% |
| Brown Deer | 186 | 179 | 3.9% | $152,000 | $142,000 | 7% |
| St. Francis | 128 | 129 | -0.8% | $151,500 | $147,000 | 3.1% |
| South Milwaukee | 224 | 243 | -7.8% | $150,000 | $145,000 | 3.4% |
| Cudahy | 241 | 227 | 6.2% | $139,500 | $133,300 | 4.7% |
| West Allis | 774 | 768 | 0.8% | $138,000 | $135,000 | 2.2% |
| West Milwaukee | 29 | 32 | -9.4% | $137,000 | $118,600 | 15.5% |
| Milwaukee | 5,707 | 4,657 | 22.5% | $100,700 | $98,200 | 2.5% |
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