From July through December of 2018, there were 242 homes sold, with a median sale price of $342,617 - a 4.8% decrease over the $360,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 216 homes sold in Whitefish Bay in the second half of 2017.
The median sales tax in Whitefish Bay for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $8,408, approximately 2.5% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2018.
The following table compares Whitefish Bay to other Milwaukee County cities with similar median sale prices in the second half of 2018:
| City | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Hills | 29 | 26 | 11.5% | $600,000 | $599,950 | 0% |
| Fox Point | 94 | 137 | -31.4% | $356,500 | $295,000 | 20.8% |
| Shorewood | 98 | 91 | 7.7% | $352,250 | $301,000 | 17% |
| Whitefish Bay | 242 | 216 | 12% | $342,616.50 | $360,000 | -4.8% |
| Bayside | 77 | 65 | 18.5% | $300,000 | $310,800 | -3.5% |
| Franklin | 471 | 460 | 2.4% | $237,500 | $222,248 | 6.9% |
| Wauwatosa | 671 | 657 | 2.1% | $234,900 | $226,000 | 3.9% |
| Greendale | 207 | 177 | 16.9% | $225,000 | $210,000 | 7.1% |
| Oak Creek | 347 | 341 | 1.8% | $225,000 | $205,000 | 9.8% |
| Hales Corners | 83 | 120 | -30.8% | $200,000 | $204,500 | -2.2% |
| Glendale | 218 | 237 | -8% | $184,200 | $177,000 | 4.1% |
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