Sangamon Sun

In September 2023, the median sale price of a home in Sangamon County rose by $4,250 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 11.8%, according to BlockShopper.com.

Data shows that there were 298 homes sold in September 2023, with a median sale price of $139,250 - a 3.1% increase over the $135,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 338 homes sold in Sangamon County in September 2022.

For context, the median sales tax in Sangamon County, based on the latest available data from 2020, was $2,478, which stands at 1.8% of September 2023's median home sale price.

The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in Sangamon County from September 2022 to September 2023.