The median sale price of a home sold in 2018 in Minneapolis rose by $18,000 while total sales increased by 13.9%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From January through December of 2018, there were 5,952 homes sold, with a median sale price of $255,000 – a 7.6% increase over the $237,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 5,224 homes sold in Minneapolis in 2017.
The median sales tax in Minneapolis for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,968, approximately 1.2% of the median home sale price for 2018.
The following table compares Minneapolis to other Hennepin County cities with similar median sales prices in 2018:
| City | Jan. – Dec. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. – Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. – Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. – Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Park | 848 | 685 | 23.8% | $300,000 | $275,000 | 9.1% |
| Hopkins | 213 | 221 | -3.6% | $274,495 | $248,000 | 10.7% |
| Medicine Lake | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $273,500 | $415,000 | -34.1% |
| Bloomington | 1,214 | 1,064 | 14.1% | $268,000 | $255,200 | 5% |
| Champlin | 345 | 326 | 5.8% | $255,000 | $242,500 | 5.2% |
| Minneapolis | 5,952 | 5,224 | 13.9% | $255,000 | $237,000 | 7.6% |
| Mound | 221 | 243 | -9.1% | $255,000 | $240,000 | 6.3% |
| Loretto | 15 | 12 | 25% | $253,000 | $265,000 | -4.5% |
| Maple Plain | 19 | 19 | 0% | $250,000 | $235,000 | 6.4% |
| Richfield | 597 | 578 | 3.3% | $250,000 | $235,000 | 6.4% |
| Brooklyn Park | 1,272 | 1,189 | 7% | $242,000 | $227,000 | 6.6% |
