In September 2019, there were 18 homes sold, with a median sale price of $280,400 - a 17.3% increase over the $239,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 15 homes sold in Cottage Grove in September 2018.
The median sales tax in Cottage Grove for 2019 was $6,050. In 2018, the median sales tax was $5,690. This marks an increase of 6.3%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.2%.
The following table compares Cottage Grove to other Dane County cities with similar median sale prices in September 2019:
| City | Sept. 2019 Home Sales | Sept. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton | 31 | 37 | -16.2% | $346,000 | $335,000 | 3.3% |
| McFarland | 18 | 21 | -14.3% | $325,500 | $280,000 | 16.3% |
| Cross Plains | 6 | 3 | 100% | $307,236 | $175,194 | 75.4% |
| Fitchburg | 52 | 53 | -1.9% | $306,000 | $268,000 | 14.2% |
| Verona | 27 | 33 | -18.2% | $282,800 | $323,400 | -12.6% |
| Cottage Grove | 18 | 15 | 20% | $280,400 | $239,000 | 17.3% |
| Windsor | 21 | 15 | 40% | $275,000 | $194,600 | 41.3% |
| Sun Prairie | 86 | 61 | 41% | $275,000 | $262,200 | 4.9% |
| Shorewood Hills | 3 | 5 | -40% | $272,500 | $325,000 | -16.2% |
| Madison | 447 | 447 | 0% | $254,000 | $248,200 | 2.3% |
| Mount Horeb | 8 | 19 | -57.9% | $250,550 | $291,500 | -14% |
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