From January through December of 2018, there were 36 homes sold, with a median sale price of $148,950 - a 24.1% increase over the $120,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 63 homes sold in New Berlin in 2017.
The median sales tax in New Berlin for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,698, approximately 1.8% of the median home sale price for 2018.
The following table compares New Berlin 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantrall | 12 | 10 | 20% | $212,500 | $125,950 | 68.7% |
| Sherman | 68 | 59 | 15.3% | $162,250 | $182,000 | -10.9% |
| Rochester | 83 | 98 | -15.3% | $161,000 | $150,000 | 7.3% |
| Chatham | 220 | 241 | -8.7% | $155,000 | $160,000 | -3.1% |
| 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% |
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