In October 2018, there were 31 homes sold, with a median sale price of $192,000 - a 5.2% decrease over the $202,450 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 30 homes sold in West St. Paul in October 2017.
The median sales tax in West St. Paul for 2018 was $2,468. In 2014, the median sales tax was $1,986. This marks an increase of 24.3%. 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 West St. Paul to other Dakota County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2018:
| City | Oct. 2018 Home Sales | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2018 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagan | 92 | 86 | 7% | $262,500 | $261,000 | 0.6% |
| Hampton | 2 | 1 | 100% | $254,950 | $118,000 | 116.1% |
| Burnsville | 88 | 85 | 3.5% | $245,000 | $234,300 | 4.6% |
| Castle Rock | 2 | 1 | 100% | $239,200 | $335,000 | -28.6% |
| Farmington | 40 | 40 | 0% | $236,500 | $257,500 | -8.2% |
| Apple Valley | 96 | 84 | 14.3% | $222,100 | $237,950 | -6.7% |
| Randolph | 1 | 1 | 0% | $220,000 | $330,000 | -33.3% |
| Hastings | 41 | 28 | 46.4% | $208,000 | $235,500 | -11.7% |
| South St. Paul | 36 | 29 | 24.1% | $207,750 | $184,900 | 12.4% |
| West St. Paul | 31 | 30 | 3.3% | $192,000 | $202,450 | -5.2% |
| Lilydale | 3 | 2 | 50% | $172,000 | $462,500 | -62.8% |
Alerts Sign-up