In February 2020, there were 70 homes sold, with a median sale price of $226,625 - a 5% increase over the $215,800 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 65 homes sold in Wauwatosa in February 2019.
The median sales tax in Wauwatosa for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $5,141, approximately 2.3% of the median home sale price for February 2020.
The following table compares Wauwatosa to other Milwaukee County cities with similar median sale prices in February 2020:
| City | Feb. 2020 Home Sales | Feb. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2020 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorewood | 11 | 6 | 83.3% | $285,000 | $276,000 | 3.3% |
| Bayside | 7 | 8 | -12.5% | $261,000 | $306,850 | -14.9% |
| Franklin | 55 | 48 | 14.6% | $250,000 | $240,100 | 4.1% |
| Oak Creek | 27 | 43 | -37.2% | $239,900 | $177,400 | 35.2% |
| Glendale | 21 | 24 | -12.5% | $226,700 | $192,500 | 17.8% |
| Wauwatosa | 70 | 65 | 7.7% | $226,625 | $215,800 | 5% |
| Greendale | 21 | 18 | 16.7% | $217,000 | $231,100 | -6.1% |
| Hales Corners | 7 | 8 | -12.5% | $189,000 | $250,000 | -24.4% |
| South Milwaukee | 35 | 34 | 2.9% | $171,000 | $149,900 | 14.1% |
| Brown Deer | 25 | 40 | -37.5% | $163,000 | $152,350 | 7% |
| Greenfield | 50 | 51 | -2% | $151,000 | $144,300 | 4.6% |
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