In September 2020, there were 129 homes sold, with a median sale price of $271,000 - a 14.6% increase over the $236,400 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 116 homes sold in Wauwatosa in September 2019.
The median sales tax in Wauwatosa for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $5,141, approximately 1.9% of the median home sale price for September 2020.
The following table compares Wauwatosa to other Milwaukee County cities with similar median sale prices in September 2020:
| City | Sept. 2020 Home Sales | Sept. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2020 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Point | 24 | 16 | 50% | $426,000 | $351,000 | 21.4% |
| Whitefish Bay | 40 | 44 | -9.1% | $423,000 | $362,500 | 16.7% |
| Shorewood | 22 | 11 | 100% | $346,000 | $380,000 | -8.9% |
| Bayside | 13 | 16 | -18.8% | $303,150 | $280,650 | 8% |
| Franklin | 105 | 83 | 26.5% | $280,000 | $263,700 | 6.2% |
| Wauwatosa | 129 | 116 | 11.2% | $271,000 | $236,400 | 14.6% |
| Greendale | 43 | 24 | 79.2% | $255,000 | $227,500 | 12.1% |
| Glendale | 42 | 35 | 20% | $254,000 | $209,000 | 21.5% |
| Hales Corners | 10 | 12 | -16.7% | $239,000 | $216,507.50 | 10.4% |
| Oak Creek | 43 | 69 | -37.7% | $233,900 | $217,000 | 7.8% |
| Greenfield | 83 | 80 | 3.8% | $183,500 | $174,900 | 4.9% |
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