Sangamon Sun

In May, the median sale price of a home in Sangamon County rose by $28,500 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 9.8%, according to BlockShopper.com.

Data shows that there were 275 homes sold in May, with a median sale price of $155,000 - a 22.5% increase over the $126,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 305 homes sold in Sangamon County in May 2023.

For context, the median sales tax in Sangamon County, based on the latest available data from 2020, was $2,478, which stands at 1.6% of May's median home sale price.

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