In January 2019, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $252,500 - a 43.7% decrease over the $448,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Independence in January 2018.
The median sales tax in Independence for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $5,414, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for January 2019.
The following table compares Independence to other Hennepin County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2019:
| City | Jan. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Anthony | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $285,500 | $295,000 | -3.2% |
| St. Louis Park | 42 | 39 | 7.7% | $282,000 | $261,175 | 8% |
| Bloomington | 53 | 63 | -15.9% | $270,000 | $245,000 | 10.2% |
| Maple Grove | 45 | 55 | -18.2% | $268,725 | $313,000 | -14.1% |
| Champlin | 15 | 18 | -16.7% | $264,000 | $253,000 | 4.3% |
| Independence | 5 | 2 | 150% | $252,500 | $448,250 | -43.7% |
| Minneapolis | 322 | 317 | 1.6% | $249,950 | $229,900 | 8.7% |
| New Hope | 15 | 22 | -31.8% | $240,000 | $216,500 | 10.9% |
| Mound | 14 | 8 | 75% | $239,750 | $231,950 | 3.4% |
| Brooklyn Park | 68 | 58 | 17.2% | $231,500 | $224,000 | 3.3% |
| Richfield | 26 | 29 | -10.3% | $226,500 | $232,500 | -2.6% |
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