In July 2020, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $190,000 - a 17.4% decrease over the $230,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Black Earth in July 2019, as well.
The median sales tax in Black Earth for 2020 was $3,835. In 2019, the median sales tax was $3,527. This marks an increase of 8.7%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2%.
The following table compares Black Earth to other Dane County cities with similar median sale prices in July 2020:
| City | July 2020 Home Sales | July 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July 2020 Median Sales Price | July 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield | 4 | 14 | -71.4% | $263,700 | $214,250 | 23.1% |
| DeForest | 33 | 41 | -19.5% | $260,000 | $334,900 | -22.4% |
| Fitchburg | 66 | 66 | 0% | $252,500 | $304,150 | -17% |
| Stoughton | 33 | 30 | 10% | $233,000 | $237,425 | -1.9% |
| Dane | 4 | 5 | -20% | $218,100 | $312,000 | -30.1% |
| Black Earth | 7 | 7 | 0% | $190,000 | $230,000 | -17.4% |
| Marshall | 10 | 18 | -44.4% | $187,300 | $229,500.50 | -18.4% |
| Belleville | 18 | 3 | 500% | $184,000 | $165,000 | 11.5% |
| Cross Plains | 3 | 5 | -40% | $175,300 | $288,500 | -39.2% |
| Blue Mounds | 3 | 2 | 50% | $171,200 | $407,000 | -57.9% |
| Mazomanie | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $145,000 | $199,000 | -27.1% |
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