From January through December of 2018, there were 68 homes sold, with a median sale price of $162,250 - a 10.9% decrease over the $182,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 59 homes sold in Sherman in 2017.
The median sales tax in Sherman for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,746, approximately 2.3% of the median home sale price for 2018.
The following table compares Sherman 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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