In May 2021, there were 1,234 homes sold, with a median sale price of $145,000 - a 9.1% increase over the $132,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 811 homes sold in Milwaukee in May 2020.
The median sales tax in Milwaukee for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $2,981, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for May 2021.
The following table compares Milwaukee to other Milwaukee County cities with similar median sale prices in May 2021:
| City | May 2021 Home Sales | May 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2021 Median Sales Price | May 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greendale | 29 | 31 | -6.5% | $254,900 | $235,000 | 8.5% |
| Oak Creek | 56 | 58 | -3.4% | $225,500 | $234,000 | -3.6% |
| Greenfield | 69 | 51 | 35.3% | $215,000 | $172,100 | 24.9% |
| St. Francis | 26 | 15 | 73.3% | $202,500 | $167,000 | 21.3% |
| Glendale | 41 | 31 | 32.3% | $199,300 | $221,500 | -10% |
| West Allis | 145 | 111 | 30.6% | $182,000 | $154,300 | 18% |
| West Milwaukee | 9 | 1 | 800% | $180,000 | $150,000 | 20% |
| Cudahy | 46 | 36 | 27.8% | $174,000 | $158,000 | 10.1% |
| South Milwaukee | 46 | 30 | 53.3% | $170,100 | $147,350 | 15.4% |
| Brown Deer | 36 | 29 | 24.1% | $160,800 | $102,000 | 57.6% |
| Milwaukee | 1,234 | 811 | 52.2% | $145,000 | $132,900 | 9.1% |
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