Columbus home prices rise in the third quarter of 2020

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The median sale price of a home sold in the third quarter of 2020 in Columbus rose by $50 while total sales decreased by 38.9%, according to BlockShopper.com.

From July through September of 2020, there were 11 homes sold, with a median sale price of $350,000 - a 0% increase over the $349,950 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 18 homes sold in Columbus in the third quarter of 2019.

The median sales tax in Columbus for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $3,826, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2020.

The following table compares Columbus to other Anoka County cities with similar median sales prices in the third quarter of 2020:

CityJuly - Sept. 2020 Home SalesJuly - Sept. 2019 Home Sales% change (Total Home Sales)July - Sept. 2020 Median Sales PriceJuly - Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price% change (Median Sales Price)
Nowthen512-58.3%$413,000$398,0003.8%
Ham Lake2939-25.6%$399,900$355,00012.6%
Lino Lakes4249-14.3%$375,000$295,00027.1%
Columbus1118-38.9%$350,000$349,9500%
Andover94144-34.7%$350,000$320,0009.4%
Oak Grove1837-51.4%$342,500$345,000-0.7%
Linwood1113-15.4%$326,000$370,000-11.9%
Martin Lake37-57.1%$304,900$237,00028.6%
East Bethel1848-62.5%$300,000$264,80013.3%
Ramsey69114-39.5%$300,000$279,9507.2%
Blaine180273-34.1%$287,000$267,0007.5%

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