In May 2017, there were 109 homes sold, with a median sale price of $215,000 - a 6.2% increase over the $202,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 128 homes sold in Wauwatosa in May 2016.
The median sales tax in Wauwatosa for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $5,141, approximately 2.4% of the median home sale price for May 2017.
The following table compares Wauwatosa to other Milwaukee County cities with similar median sale prices in May 2017:
| City | May 2017 Home Sales | May 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2017 Median Sales Price | May 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitefish Bay | 43 | 45 | -4.4% | $332,000 | $362,100 | -8.3% |
| Shorewood | 15 | 8 | 87.5% | $300,000 | $348,950 | -14% |
| Fox Point | 22 | 29 | -24.1% | $272,500 | $327,000 | -16.7% |
| Franklin | 81 | 103 | -21.4% | $232,000 | $223,000 | 4% |
| Oak Creek | 66 | 65 | 1.5% | $216,000 | $187,300 | 15.3% |
| Wauwatosa | 109 | 128 | -14.8% | $215,000 | $202,500 | 6.2% |
| Hales Corners | 18 | 19 | -5.3% | $212,950 | $205,100 | 3.8% |
| Greendale | 39 | 27 | 44.4% | $189,900 | $210,000 | -9.6% |
| Glendale | 47 | 50 | -6% | $179,900 | $178,800 | 0.6% |
| Greenfield | 94 | 80 | 17.5% | $155,400 | $136,500 | 13.8% |
| Brown Deer | 28 | 31 | -9.7% | $151,350 | $122,500 | 23.6% |
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