In September 2018, there were 45 homes sold, with a median sale price of $215,000 - a 19.7% increase over the $179,650 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 34 homes sold in South St. Paul in September 2017.
The median sales tax in South St. Paul for 2018 was $2,515. In 2014, the median sales tax was $1,886. This marks an increase of 33.4%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.2%.
The following table compares South St. Paul to other Dakota County cities with similar median sales prices in September 2018:
| City | Sept. 2018 Home Sales | Sept. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagan | 106 | 80 | 32.5% | $264,950 | $230,250 | 15.1% |
| Burnsville | 109 | 77 | 41.6% | $255,000 | $249,900 | 2% |
| Empire | 3 | 5 | -40% | $245,000 | $156,000 | 57.1% |
| Castle Rock | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $242,450 | $315,000 | -23% |
| Lilydale | 3 | 1 | 200% | $235,102 | $194,500 | 20.9% |
| Farmington | 43 | 59 | -27.1% | $235,000 | $223,500 | 5.1% |
| Apple Valley | 97 | 77 | 26% | $233,000 | $220,000 | 5.9% |
| Inver Grove Heights | 50 | 37 | 35.1% | $228,950 | $194,900 | 17.5% |
| West St. Paul | 30 | 26 | 15.4% | $216,500 | $180,500 | 19.9% |
| South St. Paul | 45 | 34 | 32.4% | $215,000 | $179,650 | 19.7% |
| Hastings | 49 | 38 | 28.9% | $198,000 | $220,950 | -10.4% |
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