In December 2020, there were 136 homes sold, with a median sale price of $250,000 - a 2.7% increase over the $243,450 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 108 homes sold in Wauwatosa in December 2019.
The median sales tax in Wauwatosa for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $5,141, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for December 2020.
The following table compares Wauwatosa to other Milwaukee County cities with similar median sale prices in December 2020:
| City | Dec. 2020 Home Sales | Dec. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitefish Bay | 36 | 27 | 33.3% | $366,300 | $349,000 | 5% |
| Bayside | 16 | 10 | 60% | $357,300 | $324,500 | 10.1% |
| Fox Point | 28 | 18 | 55.6% | $324,950 | $384,750 | -15.5% |
| Franklin | 124 | 79 | 57% | $263,950 | $236,400 | 11.7% |
| Greendale | 31 | 38 | -18.4% | $258,000 | $211,200 | 22.2% |
| Wauwatosa | 136 | 108 | 25.9% | $250,000 | $243,450 | 2.7% |
| Hales Corners | 20 | 10 | 100% | $248,000 | $227,500 | 9% |
| Oak Creek | 68 | 56 | 21.4% | $235,000 | $214,200 | 9.7% |
| Glendale | 45 | 31 | 45.2% | $220,000 | $181,000 | 21.5% |
| South Milwaukee | 48 | 29 | 65.5% | $185,000 | $155,000 | 19.4% |
| Greenfield | 106 | 52 | 103.8% | $181,350 | $177,000 | 2.5% |
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