Milwaukee City Wire

In May 2023, the median sale price of a home in Milwaukee County rose by $1,200 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 21.4%, according to BlockShopper.com.

Data shows that there were 1,628 homes sold in May 2023, with a median sale price of $196,200 - a 0.6% increase over the $195,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 2,072 homes sold in Milwaukee County in May 2022.

For context, the median sales tax in Milwaukee County, based on the latest available data from 2018, was $2,981, which stands at 1.5% of May 2023's median home sale price.

The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in Milwaukee County from May 2022 to May 2023.