In January 2019, there were 719 homes sold, with a median sale price of $96,000 - a 6.7% increase over the $90,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 512 homes sold in Milwaukee in January 2018.
The median sales tax in Milwaukee for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $2,981, approximately 3.1% of the median home sale price for January 2019.
The following table compares Milwaukee to other Milwaukee County cities with similar median sale prices in January 2019:
| City | Jan. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Creek | 32 | 42 | -23.8% | $230,450 | $193,900 | 18.8% |
| Greendale | 12 | 21 | -42.9% | $223,250 | $197,900 | 12.8% |
| Wauwatosa | 65 | 70 | -7.1% | $215,000 | $188,350 | 14.1% |
| Greenfield | 60 | 88 | -31.8% | $151,900 | $150,250 | 1.1% |
| South Milwaukee | 32 | 40 | -20% | $149,950 | $141,250 | 6.2% |
| St. Francis | 12 | 15 | -20% | $149,750 | $139,900 | 7% |
| Brown Deer | 29 | 24 | 20.8% | $144,000 | $139,450 | 3.3% |
| West Milwaukee | 2 | 5 | -60% | $130,000 | $117,800 | 10.4% |
| Cudahy | 36 | 36 | 0% | $128,750 | $126,550 | 1.7% |
| West Allis | 98 | 117 | -16.2% | $126,000 | $128,400 | -1.9% |
| Milwaukee | 719 | 512 | 40.4% | $96,000 | $90,000 | 6.7% |
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