In May 2018, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $258,000 - a 16.5% increase over the $221,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 16 homes sold in Watertown in May 2017.
The median sales tax in Watertown for 2018 was $2,886. In 2017, the median sales tax was $2,799. This marks an increase of 3.1%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.1%.
The following table compares Watertown to other Carver County cities in May 2018:
| City | May 2018 Home Sales | May 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2018 Median Sales Price | May 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 20 | 22 | -9.1% | $422,000 | $414,450 | 1.8% |
| Mayer | 2 | 7 | -71.4% | $341,000 | $230,000 | 48.3% |
| Chanhassen | 55 | 49 | 12.2% | $340,000 | $302,500 | 12.4% |
| Carver | 14 | 9 | 55.6% | $311,000 | $312,500 | -0.5% |
| Waconia | 23 | 39 | -41% | $279,150 | $259,900 | 7.4% |
| Cologne | 3 | 5 | -40% | $261,000 | $211,000 | 23.7% |
| Watertown | 3 | 16 | -81.3% | $258,000 | $221,500 | 16.5% |
| Chaska | 32 | 49 | -34.7% | $215,000 | $258,950 | -17% |
| New Germany | 1 | 1 | 0% | $190,600 | $155,000 | 23% |
| Norwood Young America | 6 | 12 | -50% | $181,000 | $216,500 | -16.4% |
| Hamburg | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $152,750 | -100% |
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