In December 2018, there were 39 homes sold, with a median sale price of $240,000 - a 12.8% decrease over the $275,121 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 34 homes sold in Waunakee in December 2017.
The median sales tax in Waunakee for 2018 was $6,220. In 2017, the median sales tax was $5,944. This marks an increase of 4.6%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.6%.
The following table compares Waunakee to other Dane County cities with similar median sale prices in December 2018:
| City | Dec. 2018 Home Sales | Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage Grove | 16 | 9 | 77.8% | $272,557 | $250,000 | 9% |
| Verona | 18 | 30 | -40% | $260,932.50 | $231,750 | 12.6% |
| Sun Prairie | 63 | 68 | -7.4% | $260,000 | $201,204.50 | 29.2% |
| Madison | 384 | 397 | -3.3% | $259,050 | $234,000 | 10.7% |
| Oregon | 25 | 17 | 47.1% | $255,000 | $261,200 | -2.4% |
| Waunakee | 39 | 34 | 14.7% | $240,000 | $275,120.50 | -12.8% |
| DeForest | 19 | 29 | -34.5% | $240,000 | $223,600 | 7.3% |
| Deerfield | 6 | 4 | 50% | $237,050 | $189,500 | 25.1% |
| Stoughton | 33 | 24 | 37.5% | $229,000 | $223,500 | 2.5% |
| Black Earth | 7 | 3 | 133.3% | $216,400 | $108,000 | 100.4% |
| Mount Horeb | 17 | 15 | 13.3% | $215,000 | $219,000 | -1.8% |
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