Milwaukee City Wire

In August, the median sale price of a home in Milwaukee County rose by $10,762 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales increased by 2.3%, according to BlockShopper.com.

Data shows that there were 1,860 homes sold in August, with a median sale price of $225,100 - a 5% increase over the $214,338 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 1,818 homes sold in Milwaukee County in August 2023.

For context, the median sales tax in Milwaukee County, based on the latest available data from 2023, was $3,384, which stands at 1.5% of August's median home sale price.

The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in Milwaukee County from August 2023 to August 2024.