From January through December of 2020, there were 1,052 homes sold, with a median sale price of $159,500 - a 6.3% increase over the $150,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 911 homes sold in Dubuque in 2019.
The median sales tax in Dubuque for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,385, approximately 1.5% of the median home sale price for 2020.
The following table compares Dubuque to other Dubuque County cities with similar median sale prices in 2020:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peosta | 34 | 24 | 41.7% | $269,700 | $244,000 | 10.5% |
| Balltown | 3 | 4 | -25% | $199,000 | $111,500 | 78.5% |
| Epworth | 29 | 24 | 20.8% | $171,000 | $161,800 | 5.7% |
| Farley | 35 | 23 | 52.2% | $165,000 | $147,000 | 12.2% |
| Cascade | 38 | 25 | 52% | $160,000 | $117,000 | 36.8% |
| Dubuque | 1,052 | 911 | 15.5% | $159,500 | $150,000 | 6.3% |
| Dyersville | 84 | 62 | 35.5% | $158,500 | $149,000 | 6.4% |
| Luxemburg | 1 | 4 | -75% | $142,000 | $113,500 | 25.1% |
| Holy Cross | 4 | 4 | 0% | $141,000 | $108,750 | 29.7% |
| Worthington | 10 | 9 | 11.1% | $130,625 | $85,000 | 53.7% |
| New Vienna | 4 | 4 | 0% | $94,750 | $135,000 | -29.8% |
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