In October 2017, there were 114 homes sold, with a median sale price of $228,750 - a 5.8% increase over the $216,200 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 99 homes sold in Wauwatosa in October 2016.
The median sales tax in Wauwatosa for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $5,141, approximately 2.2% of the median home sale price for October 2017.
The following table compares Wauwatosa to other Milwaukee County cities with similar median sale prices in October 2017:
| City | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Point | 24 | 22 | 9.1% | $327,500 | $266,700 | 22.8% |
| Whitefish Bay | 21 | 40 | -47.5% | $315,000 | $350,200 | -10.1% |
| Shorewood | 12 | 10 | 20% | $282,000 | $309,000 | -8.7% |
| Bayside | 8 | 13 | -38.5% | $276,600 | $262,500 | 5.4% |
| Franklin | 85 | 73 | 16.4% | $229,700 | $187,700 | 22.4% |
| Wauwatosa | 114 | 99 | 15.2% | $228,750 | $216,200 | 5.8% |
| Greendale | 28 | 29 | -3.4% | $227,150 | $203,700 | 11.5% |
| Hales Corners | 29 | 19 | 52.6% | $207,000 | $207,000 | 0% |
| Oak Creek | 57 | 61 | -6.6% | $182,200 | $197,000 | -7.5% |
| Glendale | 37 | 36 | 2.8% | $174,900 | $179,800 | -2.7% |
| South Milwaukee | 48 | 44 | 9.1% | $142,450 | $129,050 | 10.4% |
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