From January through December of 2021, there were 18 homes sold, with a median sale price of $124,500 - a 4.2% decrease over the $129,900 median sale price for the previous year. There were 11 homes sold in Dawson in 2020.
The median sales tax in Dawson for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $2,810, approximately 2.3% of the median home sale price for 2021.
The following table compares Dawson to other Sangamon County cities with similar median sale prices in 2021:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2021 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Berlin | 28 | 22 | 27.3% | $145,750 | $141,528.50 | 3% |
| Loami | 15 | 5 | 200% | $132,000 | $110,000 | 20% |
| Pleasant Plains | 30 | 20 | 50% | $131,000 | $141,250 | -7.3% |
| Auburn | 53 | 65 | -18.5% | $130,000 | $125,900 | 3.3% |
| Riverton | 35 | 27 | 29.6% | $126,900 | $115,000 | 10.3% |
| Dawson | 18 | 11 | 63.6% | $124,500 | $129,900 | -4.2% |
| Pawnee | 43 | 24 | 79.2% | $112,000 | $146,950 | -23.8% |
| Mechanicsburg | 4 | 10 | -60% | $111,055 | $109,550 | 1.4% |
| Buffalo | 10 | 5 | 100% | $105,000 | $126,000 | -16.7% |
| Divernon | 13 | 15 | -13.3% | $97,400 | $92,000 | 5.9% |
| Illiopolis | 24 | 20 | 20% | $89,500 | $76,750 | 16.6% |
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