In June 2017, there were 10 homes sold, with a median sale price of $165,000 - a 1.3% decrease over the $167,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 12 homes sold in Sherman in June 2016.
The median sales tax in Sherman for 2017 was $3,746. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,751. This marks an decrease of 0.1%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.3%.
The following table compares Sherman to other Sangamon County cities with similar median sales prices in June 2017:
| City | June 2017 Home Sales | June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | June 2017 Median Sales Price | June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illiopolis | 3 | 2 | 50% | $225,000 | $112,500 | 100% |
| Loami | 1 | 2 | -50% | $205,000 | $185,000 | 10.8% |
| Cantrall | 2 | 1 | 100% | $195,000 | $215,000 | -9.3% |
| Chatham | 23 | 25 | -8% | $178,000 | $210,012 | -15.2% |
| Sherman | 10 | 12 | -16.7% | $165,000 | $167,250 | -1.3% |
| Pawnee | 7 | 8 | -12.5% | $149,900 | $102,000 | 47% |
| Mechanicsburg | 2 | 2 | 0% | $129,450 | $150,450 | -14% |
| Rochester | 12 | 6 | 100% | $129,250 | $156,250 | -17.3% |
| Spaulding | 1 | 0 | - | $129,000 | $0 | - |
| Riverton | 8 | 4 | 100% | $127,700 | $131,500 | -2.9% |
| Williamsville | 5 | 0 | - | $125,000 | $0 | - |
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