The median sale price of a home sold in August 2021 in Dawson fell by $28,950 while total sales increased by 150%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In August 2021, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $81,000 – a 26.3% decrease over the $109,950 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Dawson in August 2020.
The median sales tax in Dawson for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $2,810, approximately 3.5% of the median home sale price for August 2021.
The following table compares Dawson to other Sangamon County cities with similar median sale prices in August 2021:
| City | Aug. 2021 Home Sales | Aug. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2021 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Berlin | 2 | 2 | 0% | $167,000 | $175,250 | -4.7% |
| Pawnee | 3 | 3 | 0% | $163,000 | $265,000 | -38.5% |
| Riverton | 2 | 1 | 100% | $162,709.50 | $80,000 | 103.4% |
| Loami | 2 | 1 | 100% | $123,500 | $42,000 | 194% |
| Auburn | 4 | 5 | -20% | $117,000 | $143,500 | -18.5% |
| Pleasant Plains | 3 | 0 | – | $115,000 | $0 | – |
| Divernon | 3 | 0 | – | $113,000 | $0 | – |
| Southern View | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $100,500 | $70,000 | 43.6% |
| Illiopolis | 4 | 2 | 100% | $89,500 | $22,000 | 306.8% |
| Dawson | 5 | 2 | 150% | $81,000 | $109,950 | -26.3% |
| Buffalo | 1 | 2 | -50% | $42,500 | $132,450 | -67.9% |
