In May 2019, there were 131 homes sold, with a median sale price of $259,000 - a 17.7% increase over the $220,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 122 homes sold in Wauwatosa in May 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 May 2019.
The following table compares Wauwatosa to other Milwaukee County cities with similar median sale prices in May 2019:
| City | May 2019 Home Sales | May 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2019 Median Sales Price | May 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Hills | 5 | 2 | 150% | $770,000 | $398,600 | 93.2% |
| Shorewood | 10 | 12 | -16.7% | $384,500 | $377,450 | 1.9% |
| Bayside | 16 | 13 | 23.1% | $369,850 | $343,800 | 7.6% |
| Whitefish Bay | 53 | 32 | 65.6% | $365,000 | $393,200 | -7.2% |
| Fox Point | 25 | 28 | -10.7% | $293,000 | $275,200 | 6.5% |
| Wauwatosa | 131 | 122 | 7.4% | $259,000 | $220,000 | 17.7% |
| Greendale | 38 | 38 | 0% | $255,000 | $233,100 | 9.4% |
| Franklin | 73 | 93 | -21.5% | $247,000 | $225,000 | 9.8% |
| Oak Creek | 70 | 52 | 34.6% | $239,750 | $217,050 | 10.5% |
| Hales Corners | 16 | 19 | -15.8% | $223,600 | $202,000 | 10.7% |
| Glendale | 54 | 48 | 12.5% | $208,250 | $183,950 | 13.2% |
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