From July through September of 2017, there were 284 homes sold, with a median sale price of $140,000 - a 3.9% increase over the $134,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 330 homes sold in Dubuque in the third quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Dubuque for 2017 was $2,385. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,324. This marks an increase of 2.6%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.7%.
The following table compares Dubuque to other Dubuque County cities in the third quarter of 2017:
| City | July - Sept. 2017 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbury | 38 | 40 | -5% | $250,950 | $237,700 | 5.6% |
| Peosta | 11 | 9 | 22.2% | $244,000 | $242,500 | 0.6% |
| Farley | 7 | 5 | 40% | $183,000 | $145,000 | 26.2% |
| Dyersville | 15 | 27 | -44.4% | $149,900 | $119,000 | 26% |
| Epworth | 9 | 13 | -30.8% | $148,000 | $140,000 | 5.7% |
| Dubuque | 284 | 330 | -13.9% | $140,000 | $134,750 | 3.9% |
| Balltown | 2 | 0 | - | $135,000 | $0 | - |
| New Vienna | 5 | 0 | - | $120,000 | $0 | - |
| Cascade | 10 | 17 | -41.2% | $97,750 | $158,500 | -38.3% |
| Luxemburg | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Holy Cross | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Worthington | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $139,500 | -100% |
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