The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in Hastings in Dakota County rose by $14,180 while total sales increased by 15%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From January through March of 2017, there were 92 homes sold, with a median sale price of $183,730 – a 8.4% increase over the $169,550 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 80 homes sold in Hastings in the first quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Hastings for the most recent year with available data, 2014, was $2,131, approximately 1.2% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2017.
The following table compares Hastings to other Dakota County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2017:
| City | Jan. – Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. – Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. – Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. – Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagan | 158 | 162 | -2.5% | $241,000 | $232,750 | 3.5% |
| Rosemount | 70 | 74 | -5.4% | $230,000 | $246,000 | -6.5% |
| Farmington | 105 | 98 | 7.1% | $219,000 | $199,900 | 9.6% |
| Burnsville | 173 | 199 | -13.1% | $216,000 | $214,900 | 0.5% |
| Castle Rock | 5 | 2 | 150% | $215,000 | $242,500 | -11.3% |
| Apple Valley | 166 | 175 | -5.1% | $199,100 | $188,000 | 5.9% |
| Inver Grove Heights | 64 | 90 | -28.9% | $189,900 | $179,950 | 5.5% |
| Hastings | 92 | 80 | 15% | $183,730 | $169,550 | 8.4% |
| West St. Paul | 60 | 50 | 20% | $177,450 | $177,950 | -0.3% |
| South St. Paul | 78 | 50 | 56% | $176,950 | $171,250 | 3.3% |
| Hampton | 3 | 5 | -40% | $175,000 | $245,000 | -28.6% |
* This story only considers sales data for the part of Hastings that is in Dakota County.
