From January through March of 2019, there were 653 homes sold, with a median sale price of $210,000 - a 12.3% increase over the $187,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 720 homes sold in St. Paul in the first quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in St. Paul for 2019 was $3,106. In 2018, the median sales tax was $2,772. This marks an increase of 12%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.5%.
The following table compares St. Paul to other Ramsey County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2019:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Canada | 20 | 20 | 0% | $278,950 | $165,948.50 | 68.1% |
| New Brighton | 33 | 41 | -19.5% | $259,900 | $245,500 | 5.9% |
| Roseville | 85 | 89 | -4.5% | $249,900 | $234,000 | 6.8% |
| White Bear Lake | 36 | 74 | -51.4% | $245,000 | $230,050 | 6.5% |
| Maplewood | 64 | 66 | -3% | $243,000 | $210,000 | 15.7% |
| Vadnais Heights | 20 | 30 | -33.3% | $239,950 | $174,950 | 37.2% |
| North St. Paul | 35 | 30 | 16.7% | $230,000 | $176,000 | 30.7% |
| Mounds View | 21 | 17 | 23.5% | $225,000 | $222,000 | 1.4% |
| St. Anthony | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $215,000 | $175,000 | 22.9% |
| St. Paul | 653 | 720 | -9.3% | $210,000 | $187,000 | 12.3% |
| Lauderdale | 5 | 9 | -44.4% | $147,000 | $171,000 | -14% |
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