In July 2019, there were 117 homes sold, with a median sale price of $253,000 - a 2.3% decrease over the $259,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 138 homes sold in Wauwatosa in July 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 July 2019.
The following table compares Wauwatosa to other Milwaukee County cities with similar median sale prices in July 2019:
| City | July 2019 Home Sales | July 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July 2019 Median Sales Price | July 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayside | 17 | 22 | -22.7% | $395,000 | $309,400 | 27.7% |
| Shorewood | 15 | 12 | 25% | $391,000 | $372,950 | 4.8% |
| Fox Point | 22 | 18 | 22.2% | $369,950 | $250,450 | 47.7% |
| Whitefish Bay | 30 | 42 | -28.6% | $342,450 | $372,100 | -8% |
| Franklin | 93 | 94 | -1.1% | $257,800 | $241,250 | 6.9% |
| Wauwatosa | 117 | 138 | -15.2% | $253,000 | $259,000 | -2.3% |
| Greendale | 41 | 31 | 32.3% | $247,000 | $191,400 | 29% |
| Hales Corners | 18 | 21 | -14.3% | $227,500 | $200,000 | 13.8% |
| Oak Creek | 74 | 59 | 25.4% | $221,500 | $238,000 | -6.9% |
| Glendale | 43 | 39 | 10.3% | $198,300 | $202,465 | -2.1% |
| South Milwaukee | 44 | 49 | -10.2% | $170,212.50 | $129,000 | 31.9% |
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