In September 2018, there were 61 homes sold, with a median sale price of $262,200 - a 24.9% increase over the $210,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 90 homes sold in Sun Prairie in September 2017.
The median sales tax in Sun Prairie for 2018 was $4,961. In 2017, the median sales tax was $4,696. This marks an increase of 5.6%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.9%.
The following table compares Sun Prairie to other Dane County cities with similar median sale prices in September 2018:
| City | Sept. 2018 Home Sales | Sept. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McFarland | 21 | 20 | 5% | $280,000 | $267,650 | 4.6% |
| Dane | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $276,602.50 | $339,900 | -18.6% |
| Oregon | 27 | 29 | -6.9% | $274,400 | $233,100 | 17.7% |
| Fitchburg | 53 | 56 | -5.4% | $268,000 | $274,000 | -2.2% |
| DeForest | 32 | 27 | 18.5% | $262,500 | $276,978 | -5.2% |
| Sun Prairie | 61 | 90 | -32.2% | $262,200 | $210,000 | 24.9% |
| Blue Mounds | 5 | 1 | 400% | $260,000 | $48,000 | 441.7% |
| Madison | 447 | 498 | -10.2% | $248,200 | $237,750 | 4.4% |
| Cottage Grove | 15 | 17 | -11.8% | $239,000 | $289,000 | -17.3% |
| Belleville | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $231,200 | $178,000 | 29.9% |
| Mazomanie | 5 | 4 | 25% | $224,900 | $253,450 | -11.3% |
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