Sangamon Sun

In March, the median sale price of a home in Sangamon County rose by $7,000 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 8.7%, according to BlockShopper.com.

Data shows that there were 221 homes sold in March, with a median sale price of $127,000 - a 5.8% increase over the $120,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 242 homes sold in Sangamon County in March 2023.

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

The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in Sangamon County from March 2023 to March 2024.