In April 2018, there were 33 homes sold, with a median sale price of $270,000 - a 39.9% increase over the $193,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 23 homes sold in DeForest in April 2017.
The median sales tax in DeForest for 2018 was $4,417. In 2017, the median sales tax was $4,130. This marks an increase of 6.9%. 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 DeForest to other Dane County cities with similar median sale prices in April 2018:
| City | Apr. 2018 Home Sales | Apr. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2018 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verona | 36 | 27 | 33.3% | $358,183.50 | $325,000 | 10.2% |
| McFarland | 15 | 22 | -31.8% | $321,550 | $264,250 | 21.7% |
| Middleton | 47 | 38 | 23.7% | $310,200 | $280,300 | 10.7% |
| Fitchburg | 66 | 41 | 61% | $280,500 | $267,000 | 5.1% |
| Cross Plains | 10 | 6 | 66.7% | $275,200 | $246,100 | 11.8% |
| DeForest | 33 | 23 | 43.5% | $270,000 | $193,000 | 39.9% |
| Oregon | 17 | 30 | -43.3% | $264,900 | $208,000 | 27.4% |
| Madison | 491 | 482 | 1.9% | $250,000 | $237,000 | 5.5% |
| Cottage Grove | 12 | 8 | 50% | $247,500 | $262,500 | -5.7% |
| Sun Prairie | 82 | 67 | 22.4% | $236,656 | $230,000 | 2.9% |
| Mount Horeb | 12 | 9 | 33.3% | $229,000 | $235,000 | -2.6% |
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