Madison Reporter

In May, the median sale price of a home in Dane County rose by $18,950 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales increased by 6.1%, according to BlockShopper.com.

Data shows that there were 868 homes sold in May, with a median sale price of $393,950 - a 5.1% increase over the $375,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 818 homes sold in Dane County in May 2023.

For context, the median sales tax in Dane County, based on the latest available data from 2021, was $5,863, which stands at 1.5% of May's median home sale price.

The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in Dane County from May 2023 to May 2024.