In December 2018, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $241,500 - a 29% decrease over the $340,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Empire in December 2017.
The median sales tax in Empire for 2018 was $3,191. In 2014, the median sales tax was $2,424. This marks an increase of 31.6%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.3%.
The following table compares Empire to other Dakota County cities with similar median sales prices in December 2018:
| City | Dec. 2018 Home Sales | Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford | 1 | 0 | - | $299,878 | $0 | - |
| Rosemount | 24 | 20 | 20% | $294,950 | $245,000 | 20.4% |
| Lakeville | 64 | 77 | -16.9% | $279,400 | $270,875 | 3.1% |
| Eagan | 70 | 50 | 40% | $266,950 | $254,000 | 5.1% |
| Apple Valley | 55 | 74 | -25.7% | $249,900 | $236,000 | 5.9% |
| Empire | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $241,500 | $340,000 | -29% |
| Farmington | 32 | 25 | 28% | $240,750 | $225,000 | 7% |
| Burnsville | 75 | 77 | -2.6% | $236,500 | $242,500 | -2.5% |
| Inver Grove Heights | 37 | 38 | -2.6% | $218,500 | $241,000 | -9.3% |
| Randolph | 3 | 0 | - | $215,000 | $0 | - |
| West St. Paul | 29 | 22 | 31.8% | $211,000 | $206,000 | 2.4% |
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