In July 2018, there were 138 homes sold, with a median sale price of $259,000 - a 10% increase over the $235,450 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 146 homes sold in Wauwatosa in July 2017.
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 2018.
The following table compares Wauwatosa to other Milwaukee County cities with similar median sale prices in July 2018:
| City | July 2018 Home Sales | July 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July 2018 Median Sales Price | July 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Hills | 3 | 9 | -66.7% | $724,340 | $549,900 | 31.7% |
| Shorewood | 12 | 15 | -20% | $372,950 | $294,000 | 26.9% |
| Whitefish Bay | 42 | 44 | -4.5% | $372,100 | $355,400 | 4.7% |
| Bayside | 22 | 12 | 83.3% | $309,400 | $379,605 | -18.5% |
| Wauwatosa | 138 | 146 | -5.5% | $259,000 | $235,450 | 10% |
| Fox Point | 18 | 20 | -10% | $250,450 | $305,750 | -18.1% |
| Franklin | 94 | 89 | 5.6% | $241,250 | $240,000 | 0.5% |
| Oak Creek | 59 | 68 | -13.2% | $238,000 | $214,975 | 10.7% |
| Glendale | 39 | 43 | -9.3% | $202,465 | $190,500 | 6.3% |
| Hales Corners | 21 | 20 | 5% | $200,000 | $212,600 | -5.9% |
| Greendale | 31 | 42 | -26.2% | $191,400 | $208,400 | -8.2% |
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