Sangamon Sun

In April, the median sale price of a home in Sangamon County rose by $22,500 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales increased by 24.9%, according to BlockShopper.com.

Data shows that there were 281 homes sold in April, with a median sale price of $147,500 - an 18% increase over the $125,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 225 homes sold in Sangamon County in April 2023.

For context, the median sales tax in Sangamon County, based on the latest available data from 2020, was $2,478, which stands at 1.7% of April's median home sale price.

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