The median sale price of a home sold in the third quarter of 2020 in West St. Paul rose by $10,350 while total sales decreased by 45.8%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From July through September of 2020, there were 45 homes sold, with a median sale price of $250,000 - a 4.3% increase over the $239,650 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 83 homes sold in West St. Paul in the third quarter of 2019.
The median sales tax in West St. Paul for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $2,795, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2020.
The following table compares West St. Paul to other Dakota County cities with similar median sales prices in the third quarter of 2020:
| City | July - Sept. 2020 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2020 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington | 98 | 164 | -40.2% | $303,500 | $272,000 | 11.6% |
| Burnsville | 211 | 300 | -29.7% | $298,000 | $275,000 | 8.4% |
| Northfield | 7 | 18 | -61.1% | $265,000 | $318,500 | -16.8% |
| Inver Grove Heights | 89 | 144 | -38.2% | $265,000 | $262,750 | 0.9% |
| Hastings | 91 | 139 | -34.5% | $260,000 | $239,900 | 8.4% |
| Apple Valley | 166 | 320 | -48.1% | $259,000 | $280,000 | -7.5% |
| Hampton | 12 | 8 | 50% | $255,250 | $276,500 | -7.7% |
| West St. Paul | 45 | 83 | -45.8% | $250,000 | $239,650 | 4.3% |
| Castle Rock | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $244,000 | $310,000 | -21.3% |
| South St. Paul | 67 | 107 | -37.4% | $240,000 | $228,001 | 5.3% |
| Empire | 13 | 9 | 44.4% | $234,000 | $315,000 | -25.7% |
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