In October 2018, there were 24 homes sold, with a median sale price of $285,000 - a 8.4% increase over the $262,850 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 18 homes sold in Ham Lake in October 2017.
The median sales tax in Ham Lake for 2018 was $2,956. In 2014, the median sales tax was $2,588. This marks an increase of 14.2%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1%.
The following table compares Ham Lake to other Anoka County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2018:
| City | Oct. 2018 Home Sales | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2018 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville | 7 | 4 | 75% | $350,000 | $226,750 | 54.4% |
| Lino Lakes | 29 | 17 | 70.6% | $297,500 | $286,000 | 4% |
| Linwood | 8 | 8 | 0% | $296,450 | $282,250 | 5% |
| Andover | 32 | 32 | 0% | $293,200 | $257,450 | 13.9% |
| Ham Lake | 24 | 18 | 33.3% | $285,000 | $262,850 | 8.4% |
| Oak Grove | 11 | 6 | 83.3% | $266,000 | $287,500 | -7.5% |
| Nowthen | 3 | 0 | - | $265,000 | $0 | - |
| East Bethel | 16 | 15 | 6.7% | $258,229.25 | $250,000 | 3.3% |
| Columbus | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $248,000 | $400,000 | -38% |
| Blaine | 107 | 61 | 75.4% | $243,000 | $231,500 | 5% |
| Coon Rapids | 94 | 74 | 27% | $233,500 | $202,400 | 15.4% |
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