In January 2017, there were 92 homes sold, with a median sale price of $190,000 - a 13.8% decrease over the $220,350 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 74 homes sold in Wauwatosa in January 2016.
The median sales tax in Wauwatosa for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $5,141, approximately 2.7% of the median home sale price for January 2017.
The following table compares Wauwatosa to other Milwaukee County cities with similar median sale prices in January 2017:
| City | Jan. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitefish Bay | 36 | 22 | 63.6% | $323,000 | $310,600 | 4% |
| Bayside | 11 | 12 | -8.3% | $289,000 | $284,750 | 1.5% |
| Franklin | 62 | 49 | 26.5% | $250,350 | $205,000 | 22.1% |
| Hales Corners | 10 | 12 | -16.7% | $219,500 | $190,450 | 15.3% |
| Oak Creek | 35 | 33 | 6.1% | $190,700 | $202,500 | -5.8% |
| Wauwatosa | 92 | 74 | 24.3% | $190,000 | $220,350 | -13.8% |
| Greendale | 26 | 24 | 8.3% | $180,250 | $202,250 | -10.9% |
| Brown Deer | 16 | 9 | 77.8% | $141,000 | $120,000 | 17.5% |
| Glendale | 33 | 26 | 26.9% | $140,000 | $202,950 | -31% |
| Cudahy | 34 | 25 | 36% | $138,150 | $132,000 | 4.7% |
| Greenfield | 66 | 50 | 32% | $137,648 | $145,450 | -5.4% |
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