In July 2021, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $812,500 - a 62.5% increase over the $499,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Independence in July 2020.
The median sales tax in Independence for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $5,374, approximately 0.7% of the median home sale price for July 2021.
The following table compares Independence to other Hennepin County cities with similar median sale prices in July 2021:
| City | July 2021 Home Sales | July 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July 2021 Median Sales Price | July 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orono | 1 | 13 | -92.3% | $1,075,000 | $480,000 | 124% |
| Shorewood | 1 | 6 | -83.3% | $987,000 | $410,000 | 140.7% |
| Independence | 2 | 5 | -60% | $812,500 | $499,900 | 62.5% |
| Corcoran | 1 | 1 | 0% | $785,000 | $385,000 | 103.9% |
| Medina | 3 | 8 | -62.5% | $699,000 | $612,500 | 14.1% |
| Minnetonka Beach | 2 | 1 | 100% | $682,500 | $1,980,000 | -65.5% |
| Edina | 15 | 55 | -72.7% | $650,000 | $525,000 | 23.8% |
| Greenfield | 1 | 2 | -50% | $625,000 | $480,750 | 30% |
| Excelsior | 2 | 1 | 100% | $600,000 | $1,150,000 | -47.8% |
| Maple Grove | 17 | 95 | -82.1% | $515,000 | $367,900 | 40% |
| Minnetonka | 16 | 62 | -74.2% | $482,750 | $411,000 | 17.5% |
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