From January through December of 2018, there were 21 homes sold, with a median sale price of $119,000 - a 16% decrease over the $141,700 median sale price for the previous year. There were 24 homes sold in Dawson in 2017.
The median sales tax in Dawson for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,428, approximately 2% of the median home sale price for 2018.
The following table compares Dawson to other Sangamon County cities with similar median sales prices in 2018:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsville | 28 | 29 | -3.4% | $151,450 | $144,000 | 5.2% |
| New Berlin | 36 | 63 | -42.9% | $148,950 | $120,000 | 24.1% |
| Pleasant Plains | 46 | 20 | 130% | $135,000 | $84,750 | 59.3% |
| Spaulding | 15 | 13 | 15.4% | $127,800 | $140,000 | -8.7% |
| Riverton | 47 | 63 | -25.4% | $119,900 | $119,900 | 0% |
| Dawson | 21 | 24 | -12.5% | $119,000 | $141,700 | -16% |
| Pawnee | 44 | 71 | -38% | $106,250 | $111,000 | -4.3% |
| Auburn | 91 | 96 | -5.2% | $100,000 | $115,750 | -13.6% |
| Mechanicsburg | 10 | 8 | 25% | $96,500 | $84,403 | 14.3% |
| Divernon | 17 | 22 | -22.7% | $77,900 | $83,380 | -6.6% |
| Buffalo | 10 | 12 | -16.7% | $77,314.50 | $105,250 | -26.5% |
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