From January through June of 2021, there were 100 homes sold, with a median sale price of $306,800 - a 11.6% increase over the $275,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 121 homes sold in White Bear Lake in the first half of 2020.
The median sales tax in White Bear Lake for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $2,894, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2021.
The following table compares White Bear Lake to other Ramsey County cities with similar median sale prices in the first half of 2021:
| City | Jan. - June 2021 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arden Hills | 35 | 27 | 29.6% | $375,000 | $392,500 | -4.5% |
| Shoreview | 98 | 91 | 7.7% | $362,100 | $312,500 | 15.9% |
| White Bear Township | 47 | 47 | 0% | $330,000 | $315,000 | 4.8% |
| Gem Lake | 1 | 1 | 0% | $330,000 | $420,000 | -21.4% |
| New Brighton | 96 | 72 | 33.3% | $316,000 | $287,500 | 9.9% |
| White Bear Lake | 100 | 121 | -17.4% | $306,800 | $275,000 | 11.6% |
| Roseville | 151 | 143 | 5.6% | $298,000 | $280,000 | 6.4% |
| Little Canada | 43 | 29 | 48.3% | $293,000 | $164,900 | 77.7% |
| Maplewood | 185 | 141 | 31.2% | $290,000 | $273,800 | 5.9% |
| St. Anthony | 10 | 6 | 66.7% | $283,500 | $346,500 | -18.2% |
| North St. Paul | 72 | 81 | -11.1% | $265,000 | $235,000 | 12.8% |
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