In July 2019, there were 696 homes sold, with a median sale price of $270,000 - a 2.2% increase over the $264,100 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 674 homes sold in Madison in July 2018.
The median sales tax in Madison for 2019 was $5,538. In 2018, the median sales tax was $5,191. This marks an increase of 6.7%. 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 Madison to other Dane County cities with similar median sale prices in July 2019:
| City | July 2019 Home Sales | July 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July 2019 Median Sales Price | July 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 38 | 54 | -29.6% | $294,950 | $251,500 | 17.3% |
| Cross Plains | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $288,500 | $308,250 | -6.4% |
| McFarland | 16 | 27 | -40.7% | $286,050 | $287,000 | -0.3% |
| Mount Horeb | 23 | 17 | 35.3% | $279,900 | $190,000 | 47.3% |
| Windsor | 43 | 25 | 72% | $275,000 | $241,929 | 13.7% |
| Madison | 696 | 674 | 3.3% | $270,000 | $264,100 | 2.2% |
| Verona | 45 | 30 | 50% | $262,500 | $264,850 | -0.9% |
| Sun Prairie | 109 | 119 | -8.4% | $245,000 | $250,400 | -2.2% |
| Stoughton | 30 | 46 | -34.8% | $237,425 | $214,400 | 10.7% |
| Black Earth | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $230,000 | $207,500 | 10.8% |
| Marshall | 18 | 17 | 5.9% | $229,500.50 | $215,100 | 6.7% |
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