In May 2017, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $125,000 - a 37.3% decrease over the $199,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Black Earth in May 2016.
The median sales tax in Black Earth for 2017 was $3,294. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,486. This marks an decrease of 5.5%. 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 Black Earth to other Dane County cities with similar median sale prices in May 2017:
| City | May 2017 Home Sales | May 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2017 Median Sales Price | May 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Prairie | 122 | 93 | 31.2% | $219,950 | $225,000 | -2.2% |
| Deerfield | 6 | 11 | -45.5% | $217,450 | $168,800 | 28.8% |
| Mount Horeb | 26 | 26 | 0% | $210,576.50 | $203,000 | 3.7% |
| Cambridge | 5 | 4 | 25% | $208,000 | $92,208.50 | 125.6% |
| Marshall | 2 | 12 | -83.3% | $205,500 | $168,500 | 22% |
| Windsor | 39 | 21 | 85.7% | $205,000 | $249,800 | -17.9% |
| Brooklyn | 1 | 2 | -50% | $200,000 | $136,950 | 46% |
| Stoughton | 47 | 47 | 0% | $166,900 | $155,500 | 7.3% |
| Black Earth | 7 | 4 | 75% | $125,000 | $199,250 | -37.3% |
| Mazomanie | 8 | 5 | 60% | $101,500 | $182,000 | -44.2% |
| Belleville | 4 | 2 | 100% | $95,250 | $218,810 | -56.5% |
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