In October 2017, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $125,000 - a 13.7% increase over the $109,950 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 12 homes sold in Auburn in October 2016.
The median sales tax in Auburn for 2017 was $1,705. In 2016, the median sales tax was $1,736. This marks an decrease of 1.8%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.4%.
The following table compares Auburn to other Sangamon County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2017:
| City | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loami | 3 | 2 | 50% | $150,000 | $81,250 | 84.6% |
| Rochester | 10 | 9 | 11.1% | $149,500 | $200,000 | -25.3% |
| Williamsville | 5 | 1 | 400% | $147,250 | $285,000 | -48.3% |
| Chatham | 20 | 24 | -16.7% | $147,000 | $143,750 | 2.3% |
| Dawson | 2 | 4 | -50% | $136,000 | $81,750 | 66.4% |
| Auburn | 5 | 12 | -58.3% | $125,000 | $109,950 | 13.7% |
| Pawnee | 9 | 1 | 800% | $114,000 | $32,500 | 250.8% |
| Cantrall | 2 | 1 | 100% | $105,500 | $48,800 | 116.2% |
| Riverton | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $97,062.50 | $122,600 | -20.8% |
| Southern View | 10 | 2 | 400% | $65,000 | $58,388.50 | 11.3% |
| New Berlin | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $51,000 | $117,900 | -56.7% |
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