The median sale price of a home sold in August 2021 in Auburn fell by $26,500 while total sales decreased by 20%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In August 2021, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $117,000 – a 18.5% decrease over the $143,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Auburn in August 2020.
The median sales tax in Auburn for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,850, approximately 1.6% of the median home sale price for August 2021.
The following table compares Auburn to other Sangamon County cities with similar median sale prices in August 2021:
| City | Aug. 2021 Home Sales | Aug. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2021 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | 24 | 13 | 84.6% | $200,000 | $192,000 | 4.2% |
| New Berlin | 2 | 2 | 0% | $167,000 | $175,250 | -4.7% |
| Pawnee | 3 | 3 | 0% | $163,000 | $265,000 | -38.5% |
| Riverton | 2 | 1 | 100% | $162,709.50 | $80,000 | 103.4% |
| Loami | 2 | 1 | 100% | $123,500 | $42,000 | 194% |
| Auburn | 4 | 5 | -20% | $117,000 | $143,500 | -18.5% |
| Pleasant Plains | 3 | 0 | – | $115,000 | $0 | – |
| Divernon | 3 | 0 | – | $113,000 | $0 | – |
| Southern View | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $100,500 | $70,000 | 43.6% |
| Illiopolis | 4 | 2 | 100% | $89,500 | $22,000 | 306.8% |
| Dawson | 5 | 2 | 150% | $81,000 | $109,950 | -26.3% |
