From July through September of 2020, there were 17 homes sold, with a median sale price of $240,000. There were 23 homes sold in Watertown in the third quarter of 2019, and the median sales price for the period was also $240,000.
The median sales tax in Watertown for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $3,115, approximately 1.3% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2020.
The following table compares Watertown to other Carver County cities in the third quarter of 2020:
| City | July - Sept. 2020 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2020 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 35 | 44 | -20.5% | $570,000 | $437,400 | 30.3% |
| Chanhassen | 100 | 153 | -34.6% | $390,000 | $369,000 | 5.7% |
| Hamburg | 1 | 4 | -75% | $381,000 | $201,500 | 89.1% |
| Carver | 29 | 26 | 11.5% | $369,900 | $372,950 | -0.8% |
| Waconia | 62 | 71 | -12.7% | $325,000 | $295,500 | 10% |
| Chaska | 83 | 162 | -48.8% | $315,000 | $279,750 | 12.6% |
| Mayer | 14 | 10 | 40% | $294,000 | $268,950 | 9.3% |
| Cologne | 14 | 15 | -6.7% | $285,007.50 | $267,500 | 6.5% |
| Watertown | 17 | 23 | -26.1% | $240,000 | $240,000 | 0% |
| New Germany | 8 | 4 | 100% | $221,000 | $235,750 | -6.3% |
| Norwood Young America | 19 | 14 | 35.7% | $200,000 | $202,750 | -1.4% |
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