From January through June of 2017, there were 28 homes sold, with a median sale price of $102,000. There were 23 homes sold in Riverton in the first half of 2016, and the median sales price for the period was also $102,000.
The median sales tax in Riverton for 2017 was $2,156. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,171. This marks an decrease of 0.7%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.1%.
The following table compares Riverton to other Sangamon County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2017:
| City | Jan. - June 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantrall | 6 | 3 | 100% | $121,000 | $215,000 | -43.7% |
| New Berlin | 30 | 24 | 25% | $117,250 | $139,500 | -15.9% |
| Auburn | 58 | 33 | 75.8% | $116,450 | $100,000 | 16.5% |
| Buffalo | 3 | 3 | 0% | $105,000 | $129,900 | -19.2% |
| Pawnee | 35 | 29 | 20.7% | $102,500 | $100,000 | 2.5% |
| Riverton | 28 | 23 | 21.7% | $102,000 | $102,000 | 0% |
| Mechanicsburg | 6 | 3 | 100% | $96,903 | $100,000 | -3.1% |
| Dawson | 9 | 11 | -18.2% | $94,516 | $175,000 | -46% |
| Divernon | 10 | 9 | 11.1% | $85,000 | $70,500 | 20.6% |
| Pleasant Plains | 7 | 12 | -41.7% | $84,500 | $146,000 | -42.1% |
| Thayer | 3 | 5 | -40% | $79,000 | $55,000 | 43.6% |
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