In August 2021, there were 43 homes sold, with a median sale price of $337,489 - a 3.7% increase over the $325,450 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 47 homes sold in DeForest in August 2020.
The median sales tax in DeForest for the most recent year with available data, 2020, was $5,388, approximately 1.6% of the median home sale price for August 2021.
The following table compares DeForest to other Dane County cities with similar median sale prices in August 2021:
| City | Aug. 2021 Home Sales | Aug. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2021 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 29 | 33 | -12.1% | $385,000 | $305,000 | 26.2% |
| Dane | 6 | 3 | 100% | $365,750 | $330,000 | 10.8% |
| Cottage Grove | 15 | 20 | -25% | $365,000 | $339,500 | 7.5% |
| Verona | 33 | 38 | -13.2% | $360,000 | $332,450 | 8.3% |
| Fitchburg | 73 | 77 | -5.2% | $354,900 | $358,500 | -1% |
| DeForest | 43 | 47 | -8.5% | $337,489 | $325,450 | 3.7% |
| Sun Prairie | 89 | 102 | -12.7% | $333,500 | $280,000 | 19.1% |
| McFarland | 23 | 20 | 15% | $325,000 | $347,500 | -6.5% |
| Deerfield | 8 | 8 | 0% | $318,500 | $208,800 | 52.5% |
| Madison | 650 | 607 | 7.1% | $314,800 | $280,504 | 12.2% |
| Mount Horeb | 23 | 20 | 15% | $292,500 | $314,950 | -7.1% |
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