In August 2019, there were 129 homes sold, with a median sale price of $253,000 - a 6.8% increase over the $237,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 164 homes sold in Wauwatosa in August 2018.
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 August 2019.
The following table compares Wauwatosa to other Milwaukee County cities with similar median sale prices in August 2019:
| City | Aug. 2019 Home Sales | Aug. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2019 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorewood | 16 | 19 | -15.8% | $345,000 | $373,800 | -7.7% |
| Bayside | 18 | 21 | -14.3% | $283,750 | $272,500 | 4.1% |
| Franklin | 99 | 109 | -9.2% | $279,150 | $263,000 | 6.1% |
| Fox Point | 28 | 23 | 21.7% | $272,500 | $315,000 | -13.5% |
| Hales Corners | 14 | 16 | -12.5% | $256,090 | $209,500 | 22.2% |
| Wauwatosa | 129 | 164 | -21.3% | $253,000 | $237,000 | 6.8% |
| Greendale | 42 | 51 | -17.6% | $240,250 | $218,000 | 10.2% |
| Oak Creek | 70 | 78 | -10.3% | $236,000 | $220,000 | 7.3% |
| Glendale | 52 | 51 | 2% | $198,300 | $192,000 | 3.3% |
| Greenfield | 91 | 97 | -6.2% | $184,600 | $162,000 | 14% |
| Brown Deer | 34 | 38 | -10.5% | $161,550 | $140,783.50 | 14.8% |
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