In August 2020, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $297,500 - a 17.8% increase over the $252,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were nine homes sold in Watertown in August 2019.
The median sales tax in Watertown for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $3,115, approximately 1% of the median home sale price for August 2020.
The following table compares Watertown to other Carver County cities in August 2020:
| City | Aug. 2020 Home Sales | Aug. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2020 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 9 | 17 | -47.1% | $510,000 | $424,900 | 20% |
| Carver | 12 | 8 | 50% | $398,750 | $367,400 | 8.5% |
| Hamburg | 1 | 0 | - | $381,000 | $0 | - |
| Waconia | 19 | 25 | -24% | $375,000 | $255,000 | 47.1% |
| Chanhassen | 29 | 52 | -44.2% | $349,900 | $357,250 | -2.1% |
| Cologne | 6 | 5 | 20% | $311,500 | $360,000 | -13.5% |
| Mayer | 3 | 1 | 200% | $306,000 | $269,900 | 13.4% |
| Watertown | 6 | 9 | -33.3% | $297,500 | $252,500 | 17.8% |
| Chaska | 23 | 59 | -61% | $275,000 | $260,000 | 5.8% |
| Norwood Young America | 5 | 4 | 25% | $217,000 | $238,000 | -8.8% |
| New Germany | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $217,250 | -100% |
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