In December 2017, there were 83 homes sold, with a median sale price of $225,000 - a 25.1% increase over the $179,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 85 homes sold in Wauwatosa in December 2016.
The median sales tax in Wauwatosa for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $5,141, approximately 2.3% of the median home sale price for December 2017.
The following table compares Wauwatosa to other Milwaukee County cities with similar median sale prices in December 2017:
| City | Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Hills | 3 | 2 | 50% | $725,000 | $1,152,500 | -37.1% |
| Whitefish Bay | 33 | 33 | 0% | $316,400 | $306,000 | 3.4% |
| Bayside | 6 | 13 | -53.8% | $310,450 | $280,000 | 10.9% |
| Shorewood | 12 | 7 | 71.4% | $282,500 | $306,500 | -7.8% |
| Fox Point | 23 | 10 | 130% | $233,000 | $225,550 | 3.3% |
| Wauwatosa | 83 | 85 | -2.4% | $225,000 | $179,900 | 25.1% |
| Franklin | 53 | 80 | -33.8% | $199,000 | $200,000 | -0.5% |
| Oak Creek | 48 | 49 | -2% | $192,500 | $199,000 | -3.3% |
| Greendale | 21 | 21 | 0% | $175,000 | $175,000 | 0% |
| West Milwaukee | 3 | 5 | -40% | $169,900 | $83,000 | 104.7% |
| Hales Corners | 17 | 10 | 70% | $166,000 | $204,950 | -19% |
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