Sangamon Sun

In July, the median sale price of a home in Sangamon County fell by $500 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales increased by 26.1%, according to BlockShopper.com.

Data shows that there were 324 homes sold in July, with a median sale price of $146,500 - a 0.3% decrease from the $147,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 257 homes sold in Sangamon County in July 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 July's median home sale price.

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