The median sale price of a home sold in the second half of 2021 in Ava fell by $45,500 while total sales increased by 57.1%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From July through December of 2021, there were 11 homes sold, with a median sale price of $62,500 – a 42.1% decrease over the $108,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Ava in the second half of 2020.
The median sales tax in Ava for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,081, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2021.
The following table compares Ava to other Jackson County cities in the second half of 2021:
| City | July – Dec. 2021 Home Sales | July – Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July – Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | July – Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makanda | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $185,750 | $160,000 | 16.1% |
| Carbondale | 127 | 96 | 32.3% | $122,150 | $110,775 | 10.3% |
| De Soto | 9 | 7 | 28.6% | $105,000 | $70,000 | 50% |
| Vergennes | 2 | 1 | 100% | $105,000 | $9,000 | 1066.7% |
| Elkville | 2 | 9 | -77.8% | $98,000 | $47,000 | 108.5% |
| Murphysboro | 99 | 84 | 17.9% | $80,000 | $75,310 | 6.2% |
| Harrison | 3 | 5 | -40% | $67,800 | $72,667 | -6.7% |
| Ava | 11 | 7 | 57.1% | $62,500 | $108,000 | -42.1% |
| Campbell Hill | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $58,000 | $40,000 | 45% |
| Dowell | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $13,900 | -100% |
| Grand Tower | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $22,500 | -100% |
