The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2020 in Carbondale fell by $13,225 while total sales decreased by 17.2%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From January through March of 2020, there were 24 homes sold, with a median sale price of $81,775 – a 13.9% decrease over the $95,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 29 homes sold in Carbondale in the first quarter of 2019.
The median sales tax in Carbondale for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $2,716, approximately 3.3% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2020.
The following table compares Carbondale to other Jackson County cities in the first quarter of 2020:
| City | Jan. – Mar. 2020 Home Sales | Jan. – Mar. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. – Mar. 2020 Median Sales Price | Jan. – Mar. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makanda | 2 | 1 | 100% | $205,000 | $149,900 | 36.8% |
| Campbell Hill | 1 | 0 | – | $150,000 | $0 | – |
| Elkville | 2 | 0 | – | $93,500 | $0 | – |
| Harrison | 1 | 1 | 0% | $93,000 | $80,000 | 16.3% |
| Ava | 1 | 4 | -75% | $92,000 | $44,350 | 107.4% |
| Carbondale | 24 | 29 | -17.2% | $81,775 | $95,000 | -13.9% |
| De Soto | 2 | 2 | 0% | $79,500 | $69,000 | 15.2% |
| Murphysboro | 20 | 25 | -20% | $60,500 | $60,750 | -0.4% |
| Vergennes | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $60,300 | $63,000 | -4.3% |
| Grand Tower | 0 | 0 | – | $0 | $0 | – |
| Dowell | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $47,500 | -100% |
