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Rising home prices in Ash Street/ Wirt Avenue in the second half of 2021

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The median sale price of a home sold in the second half of 2021 in Ash Street/ Wirt Avenue, a Springfield neighborhood, rose by $17,700 while total sales increased by 41.7%, according to BlockShopper.com.

From July through December of 2021, there were 17 homes sold, with a median sale price of $33,700 - a 110.6% increase over the $16,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 12 homes sold in Ash Street/ Wirt Avenue in the second half of 2020.

The median sales tax in Ash Street/ Wirt Avenue for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $580, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2021.

The following table compares Ash Street/ Wirt Avenue to other Springfield neighborhood with similar median sale prices in the second half of 2021:

NeighborhoodJuly - Dec. 2021 Home SalesJuly - Dec. 2020 Home Sales% change (Total Home Sales)July - Dec. 2021 Median Sales PriceJuly - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price% change (Median Sales Price)
4th Street/ Cook Street242020%$59,000$56,6004.2%
Route 29/ Route 97252119%$58,000$35,00065.7%
Devereux Heights13944.4%$57,000$64,000-10.9%
Arlington Heights3614157.1%$52,500$33,50056.7%
Route 97/ 9th Street126100%$51,450$25,85099%
Southern View201625%$50,000$44,50012.4%
Ash Street/ Wirt Avenue171241.7%$33,700$16,000110.6%
Clear Lake Avenue/ 16th Street510-50%$22,000$18,62518.1%
Cook Street/ Wheeler Avenue151315.4%$22,000$36,500-39.7%
16th Street/ Ash Street211631.3%$21,000$26,500-20.8%
Cook Street/ 11th Street105100%$5,250$20,000-73.8%

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