The median sale price of a home sold in March 2020 in Murphysboro rose by $55,500 while total sales decreased by 33.3%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In March 2020, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $77,500 – a 252.3% increase over the $22,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were nine homes sold in Murphysboro in March 2019.
The median sales tax in Murphysboro for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,549, approximately 2% of the median home sale price for March 2020.
The following table compares Murphysboro to other Jackson County cities in March 2020:
| City | Mar. 2020 Home Sales | Mar. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2020 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makanda | 1 | 1 | 0% | $315,000 | $149,900 | 110.1% |
| Campbell Hill | 1 | 0 | – | $150,000 | $0 | – |
| Harrison | 1 | 1 | 0% | $93,000 | $80,000 | 16.3% |
| Carbondale | 11 | 10 | 10% | $83,550 | $87,142.50 | -4.1% |
| Murphysboro | 6 | 9 | -33.3% | $77,500 | $22,000 | 252.3% |
| Vergennes | 0 | 0 | – | $0 | $0 | – |
| Ava | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $117,000 | -100% |
| Elkville | 0 | 0 | – | $0 | $0 | – |
| Grand Tower | 0 | 0 | – | $0 | $0 | – |
| Dowell | 0 | 0 | – | $0 | $0 | – |
| De Soto | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $90,000 | -100% |
