From July through December of 2017, there were nine homes sold, with a median sale price of $105,500 - a 54% increase over the $68,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 13 homes sold in Buffalo in the second half of 2016.
The median sales tax in Buffalo for 2017 was $1,731. In 2016, the median sales tax was $1,947. This marks an decrease of 11.1%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.6%.
The following table compares Buffalo to other Sangamon County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2017:
| City | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton | 35 | 38 | -7.9% | $128,000 | $119,300 | 7.3% |
| New Berlin | 33 | 17 | 94.1% | $127,500 | $117,900 | 8.1% |
| Cantrall | 4 | 1 | 300% | $125,950 | $48,800 | 158.1% |
| Auburn | 38 | 47 | -19.1% | $115,250 | $113,900 | 1.2% |
| Pawnee | 36 | 21 | 71.4% | $112,500 | $102,500 | 9.8% |
| Buffalo | 9 | 13 | -30.8% | $105,500 | $68,500 | 54% |
| Pleasant Plains | 13 | 20 | -35% | $85,000 | $116,250 | -26.9% |
| Divernon | 12 | 10 | 20% | $83,380 | $113,000 | -26.2% |
| Southern View | 29 | 16 | 81.3% | $71,000 | $71,500 | -0.7% |
| Illiopolis | 10 | 12 | -16.7% | $68,200 | $97,625 | -30.1% |
| Mechanicsburg | 2 | 4 | -50% | $45,000 | $64,750 | -30.5% |
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