In July 2019, there were 25 homes sold, with a median sale price of $341,000 - a 26.3% increase over the $270,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 21 homes sold in Cottage Grove in July 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 1.8%.
The following table compares Cottage Grove 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorewood Hills | 4 | 9 | -55.6% | $751,750 | $790,000 | -4.8% |
| Maple Bluff | 8 | 5 | 60% | $558,750 | $497,000 | 12.4% |
| Blue Mounds | 2 | 4 | -50% | $407,000 | $146,650 | 177.5% |
| Waunakee | 52 | 53 | -1.9% | $383,424 | $389,679 | -1.6% |
| Middleton | 52 | 64 | -18.8% | $346,000 | $386,850 | -10.6% |
| Cottage Grove | 25 | 21 | 19% | $341,000 | $270,000 | 26.3% |
| DeForest | 41 | 39 | 5.1% | $334,900 | $228,000 | 46.9% |
| Dane | 5 | 1 | 400% | $312,000 | $107,100 | 191.3% |
| Fitchburg | 66 | 68 | -2.9% | $304,150 | $296,377 | 2.6% |
| Oregon | 38 | 54 | -29.6% | $294,950 | $251,500 | 17.3% |
| Cross Plains | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $288,500 | $308,250 | -6.4% |
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