From January through December of 2017, there were 1,144 homes sold, with a median sale price of $136,250 - a 4.9% increase over the $129,900 median sale price for the previous year. There were 1,115 homes sold in Dubuque in 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 1.8%.
The following table compares Dubuque to other Dubuque County cities with similar median sales prices in 2017:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peosta | 40 | 42 | -4.8% | $238,500 | $234,450 | 1.7% |
| Farley | 21 | 23 | -8.7% | $173,000 | $130,000 | 33.1% |
| Balltown | 3 | 1 | 200% | $162,000 | $145,000 | 11.7% |
| Dyersville | 73 | 95 | -23.2% | $150,000 | $120,000 | 25% |
| Epworth | 29 | 32 | -9.4% | $145,000 | $145,000 | 0% |
| Cascade | 40 | 44 | -9.1% | $140,000 | $150,000 | -6.7% |
| Dubuque | 1,144 | 1,115 | 2.6% | $136,250 | $129,900 | 4.9% |
| Holy Cross | 4 | 4 | 0% | $131,750 | $100,000 | 31.8% |
| New Vienna | 9 | 4 | 125% | $119,500 | $64,000 | 86.7% |
| Luxemburg | 2 | 5 | -60% | $99,900 | $90,000 | 11% |
| Worthington | 6 | 9 | -33.3% | $39,000 | $129,900 | -70% |
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