In February 2021, there were 82 homes sold, with a median sale price of $254,750 - a 12.4% increase over the $226,625 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 70 homes sold in Wauwatosa in February 2020.
The median sales tax in Wauwatosa for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $5,141, approximately 2% of the median home sale price for February 2021.
The following table compares Wauwatosa to other Milwaukee County cities with similar median sale prices in February 2021:
| City | Feb. 2021 Home Sales | Feb. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2021 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Hills | 4 | 4 | 0% | $721,750 | $618,000 | 16.8% |
| Shorewood | 13 | 11 | 18.2% | $494,900 | $285,000 | 73.6% |
| Bayside | 12 | 7 | 71.4% | $387,300 | $261,000 | 48.4% |
| Whitefish Bay | 32 | 16 | 100% | $362,750 | $325,750 | 11.4% |
| Fox Point | 17 | 9 | 88.9% | $354,000 | $285,000 | 24.2% |
| Wauwatosa | 82 | 70 | 17.1% | $254,750 | $226,625 | 12.4% |
| Greendale | 18 | 21 | -14.3% | $254,650 | $217,000 | 17.4% |
| Franklin | 56 | 55 | 1.8% | $251,000 | $250,000 | 0.4% |
| Oak Creek | 52 | 27 | 92.6% | $228,800 | $239,900 | -4.6% |
| Glendale | 32 | 21 | 52.4% | $202,000 | $226,700 | -10.9% |
| Hales Corners | 13 | 7 | 85.7% | $200,000 | $189,000 | 5.8% |
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