In September 2020, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $445,000 - a 27.2% increase over the $349,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Columbus in September 2019.
The median sales tax in Columbus for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $3,826, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for September 2020.
The following table compares Columbus to other Anoka County cities with similar median sales prices in September 2020:
| City | Sept. 2020 Home Sales | Sept. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2020 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 2 | 5 | -60% | $445,000 | $349,900 | 27.2% |
| Ham Lake | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $430,000 | $436,950 | -1.6% |
| Oak Grove | 6 | 8 | -25% | $382,450 | $340,000 | 12.5% |
| Lino Lakes | 11 | 11 | 0% | $375,000 | $325,000 | 15.4% |
| Linwood | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $369,950 | $375,000 | -1.3% |
| Andover | 29 | 28 | 3.6% | $369,900 | $313,900 | 17.8% |
| Nowthen | 2 | 1 | 100% | $359,000 | $365,000 | -1.6% |
| East Bethel | 6 | 17 | -64.7% | $343,750 | $259,000 | 32.7% |
| Ramsey | 16 | 24 | -33.3% | $297,750 | $285,000 | 4.5% |
| Blaine | 44 | 62 | -29% | $287,700 | $254,275 | 13.1% |
| Centerville | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $285,000 | $259,900 | 9.7% |
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