From April through June of 2021, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $275,000 - a 12.7% decrease over the $314,950 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were eight homes sold in Columbus in the second quarter of 2020.
The median sales tax in Columbus for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $3,826, approximately 1.4% of the median home sale price for the second quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Columbus to other Anoka County cities with similar median sale prices in the second quarter of 2021:
| City | Apr. - June 2021 Home Sales | Apr. - June 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. - June 2021 Median Sales Price | Apr. - June 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington | 2 | 1 | 100% | $301,450 | $312,000 | -3.4% |
| Spring Lake Park | 12 | 9 | 33.3% | $297,200 | $212,000 | 40.2% |
| Fridley | 65 | 66 | -1.5% | $293,500 | $258,000 | 13.8% |
| Coon Rapids | 196 | 212 | -7.5% | $290,000 | $255,000 | 13.7% |
| St. Francis | 27 | 25 | 8% | $280,000 | $228,000 | 22.8% |
| Anoka | 39 | 46 | -15.2% | $280,000 | $256,250 | 9.3% |
| Martin Lake | 1 | 2 | -50% | $278,122 | $323,750 | -14.1% |
| Columbus | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $275,000 | $314,950 | -12.7% |
| Columbia Heights | 81 | 45 | 80% | $270,000 | $244,500 | 10.4% |
| Circle Pines | 20 | 20 | 0% | $251,750 | $222,500 | 13.1% |
| Bethel | 3 | 1 | 200% | $200,000 | $230,000 | -13% |
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