The median sale price of a home sold in 2021 in Route 97/ Walnut Street, a Springfield neighborhood, rose by $26,500 while total sales increased by 130%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From January through December of 2021, there were 23 homes sold, with a median sale price of $85,000 – a 45.3% increase over the $58,500 median sale price for the previous year. There were 10 homes sold in Route 97/ Walnut Street in 2020.
The median sales tax in Route 97/ Walnut Street for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,696, approximately 2% of the median home sale price for 2021.
The following table compares Route 97/ Walnut Street to other Springfield neighborhood with similar median sale prices in 2021:
| Neighborhood | Jan. – Dec. 2021 Home Sales | Jan. – Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. – Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. – Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route 4/ Route 97 | 66 | 67 | -1.5% | $100,000 | $92,000 | 8.7% |
| Glenwood Avenue/ Fayette Avenue | 82 | 59 | 39% | $98,500 | $102,000 | -3.4% |
| Jerome | 102 | 51 | 100% | $92,500 | $80,000 | 15.6% |
| Devereux Heights | 26 | 18 | 44.4% | $89,250 | $83,500 | 6.9% |
| College Street/ Ash Street | 124 | 69 | 79.7% | $87,790 | $95,500 | -8.1% |
| Route 97/ Walnut Street | 23 | 10 | 130% | $85,000 | $58,500 | 45.3% |
| Route 54/ Sangamon Ave. | 150 | 95 | 57.9% | $83,750 | $87,000 | -3.7% |
| 4th Street/ Cook Street | 48 | 40 | 20% | $75,500 | $55,750 | 35.4% |
| 5th Street/ Griffiths Avenue | 70 | 52 | 34.6% | $72,000 | $67,525 | 6.6% |
| College Street/ Lawrence Avenue | 41 | 43 | -4.7% | $71,900 | $60,000 | 19.8% |
| Grandview | 38 | 33 | 15.2% | $71,800 | $38,000 | 88.9% |
