In August 2019, there were 65 homes sold, with a median sale price of $296,567 - a 4.9% decrease over the $312,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 69 homes sold in Fitchburg in August 2018.
The median sales tax in Fitchburg for 2019 was $6,165. In 2018, the median sales tax was $5,824. This marks an increase of 5.9%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.1%.
The following table compares Fitchburg to other Dane County cities with similar median sale prices in August 2019:
| City | Aug. 2019 Home Sales | Aug. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2019 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton | 45 | 55 | -18.2% | $363,600 | $286,000 | 27.1% |
| Dane | 3 | 5 | -40% | $349,900 | $83,300 | 320% |
| DeForest | 42 | 20 | 110% | $311,452.50 | $205,850 | 51.3% |
| Cottage Grove | 22 | 16 | 37.5% | $300,000 | $289,500 | 3.6% |
| Oregon | 25 | 38 | -34.2% | $300,000 | $231,000 | 29.9% |
| Fitchburg | 65 | 69 | -5.8% | $296,567 | $312,000 | -4.9% |
| McFarland | 32 | 32 | 0% | $280,000 | $263,000 | 6.5% |
| Verona | 38 | 45 | -15.6% | $279,649.50 | $265,000 | 5.5% |
| Madison | 581 | 594 | -2.2% | $274,000 | $254,150 | 7.8% |
| Windsor | 27 | 26 | 3.8% | $258,200 | $295,000 | -12.5% |
| Sun Prairie | 98 | 111 | -11.7% | $256,186 | $250,000 | 2.5% |
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