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Middletown home prices rise in the second half of 2017

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The median sale price of a home sold in the second half of 2017 in Middletown rose by $22,500 while total sales increased by 60%, according to BlockShopper.com.

From July through December of 2017, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $54,500 - a 70.3% increase over the $32,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Middletown in the second half of 2016.

The median sales tax in Middletown for 2017 was $943. In 2016, the median sales tax was $959. This marks an decrease of 1.7%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.7%.

The following table compares Middletown to other Logan County cities in the second half of 2017:

CityJuly - Dec. 2017 Home SalesJuly - Dec. 2016 Home Sales% change (Total Home Sales)July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales PriceJuly - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price% change (Median Sales Price)
Emden57-28.6%$122,750$79,90053.6%
Atlanta1626-38.5%$85,250$90,285-5.6%
Lincoln120150-20%$71,050$72,500-2%
Mount Pulaski1318-27.8%$65,000$83,250-21.9%
Latham3250%$60,000$57,337.504.6%
Middletown8560%$54,500$32,00070.3%
Elkhart28-75%$43,500$112,250-61.2%
New Holland01-100%$0$63,000-100%
Hartsburg00-$0$0-

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