In July 2018, there were 53 homes sold, with a median sale price of $389,679 - a 32.1% increase over the $294,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 64 homes sold in Waunakee in July 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 1.6%.
The following table compares Waunakee to other Dane County cities with similar median sale prices in July 2018:
| City | July 2018 Home Sales | July 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July 2018 Median Sales Price | July 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorewood Hills | 9 | 4 | 125% | $790,000 | $837,500 | -5.7% |
| Maple Bluff | 5 | 5 | 0% | $497,000 | $354,900 | 40% |
| Waunakee | 53 | 64 | -17.2% | $389,679 | $294,900 | 32.1% |
| Middleton | 64 | 44 | 45.5% | $386,850 | $315,000 | 22.8% |
| Cambridge | 2 | 6 | -66.7% | $337,450 | $167,800 | 101.1% |
| Cross Plains | 8 | 13 | -38.5% | $308,250 | $260,000 | 18.6% |
| Fitchburg | 68 | 60 | 13.3% | $296,377 | $301,500 | -1.7% |
| McFarland | 27 | 25 | 8% | $287,000 | $269,900 | 6.3% |
| Cottage Grove | 21 | 24 | -12.5% | $270,000 | $267,244 | 1% |
| Verona | 30 | 37 | -18.9% | $264,850 | $270,000 | -1.9% |
| Madison | 674 | 665 | 1.4% | $264,100 | $227,500 | 16.1% |
Alerts Sign-up