From October through December of 2017, there were 47 homes sold, with a median sale price of $122,000 - a 14.7% decrease over the $143,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 35 homes sold in Route 4/ Washington Street in the fourth quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Route 4/ Washington Street for 2017 was $3,172. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,165. This marks an increase of 0.3%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.6%.
The following table compares Route 4/ Washington Street to other Springfield neighborhood with similar median sales prices in the fourth quarter of 2017:
| Neighborhood | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodside | 37 | 35 | 5.7% | $182,000 | $190,000 | -4.2% |
| Route 4/ Greenbriar Drive | 31 | 33 | -6.1% | $160,000 | $173,000 | -7.5% |
| Toronto/ University of Illinois at Springfield | 24 | 20 | 20% | $152,500 | $133,750 | 14% |
| Route 4/ Wabash Avenue | 26 | 20 | 30% | $133,800 | $144,500 | -7.4% |
| Mayden Road/ Dirkson Parkway | 8 | 10 | -20% | $132,750 | $149,000 | -10.9% |
| Route 4/ Washington Street | 47 | 35 | 34.3% | $122,000 | $143,000 | -14.7% |
| Devereux Heights | 10 | 18 | -44.4% | $117,500 | $104,500 | 12.4% |
| Lincoln Avenue/ Fayette Avenue | 20 | 9 | 122.2% | $95,000 | $104,900 | -9.4% |
| Stanton Street/ Stevenson Drive | 31 | 23 | 34.8% | $85,500 | $93,000 | -8.1% |
| College Street/ Ash Street | 32 | 23 | 39.1% | $82,750 | $103,500 | -20% |
| Route 4/ Route 97 | 27 | 26 | 3.8% | $79,900 | $84,500 | -5.4% |
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