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Ash Street/ Wirt Avenue home prices rise in the fourth quarter of 2017

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The median sale price of a home sold in the fourth quarter of 2017 in Ash Street/ Wirt Avenue, a Springfield neighborhood, rose by $6,400 while total sales increased by 41.7%, according to BlockShopper.com.

From October through December of 2017, there were 17 homes sold, with a median sale price of $25,500 - a 33.5% increase over the $19,100 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 12 homes sold in Ash Street/ Wirt Avenue in the fourth quarter of 2016.

The median sales tax in Ash Street/ Wirt Avenue for 2017 was $547. In 2016, the median sales tax was $546. This marks an increase of 0.4%. 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 Ash Street/ Wirt Avenue to other Springfield neighborhood with similar median sales prices in the fourth quarter of 2017:

NeighborhoodOct. - Dec. 2017 Home SalesOct. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales% change (Total Home Sales)Oct. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales PriceOct. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price% change (Median Sales Price)
College Street/ Lawrence Avenue1314-7.1%$46,000$53,000-13.2%
Route 97/ 9th Street220%$43,250$78,750-45.1%
4th Street/ Cook Street154275%$43,000$83,000-48.2%
Grandview713-46.2%$40,000$50,000-20%
16th Street/ Ash Street1317-23.5%$35,000$14,600139.7%
Arlington Heights171070%$34,000$61,250-44.5%
Ash Street/ Wirt Avenue171241.7%$25,500$19,10033.5%
Clear Lake Avenue/ 16th Street7475%$20,000$19,5002.6%
Edwards Street/ 11th Street330%$19,839$116,500-83%
Cook Street/ 11th Street81700%$15,750$4,000293.8%
Cook Street/ Wheeler Avenue1112-8.3%$14,500$10,50038.1%

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