From July to September, 40 homes sold in Murphysboro for a median price of $73,750. That's 12.9 percent lower than median home sale prices for the third quarter of 2017.
In the third quarter, there were no foreclosures in Murphysboro.
Median property tax for homeowners in Murphysboro was $2,154.97 in 2017 according to tax data from that year. That means homeowners pay 2.5 percent of their home's value in taxes.
Statewide, Illinois homeowners pay an effective property tax rate of 2.2 percent, according to a 2017 property tax analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions, ranking it second among U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
Murphysboro real estate: Q3 2009-2018
Properties sold
Median sale price
Change in sale price
2009
43
$77,220
-
2010
33
$66,690
-13.6%
2011
47
$64,975
-2.6%
2012
36
$59,678
-8.2%
2013
56
$77,760
30.3%
2014
46
$56,074
-27.9%
2015
55
$66,250
18.1%
2016
42
$71,925
8.6%
2017
31
$84,660
17.7%
2018
40
$73,750
-12.9%
Median property tax
Median sale price
Effective property tax rate
2009
$1,499.96
$77,220
1.9%
2010
$1,346.38
$66,690
2%
2011
$1,678.54
$64,975
2.6%
2012
$1,797.82
$59,678
3%
2013
$1,523.01
$77,760
2%
2014
$1,444.86
$56,074
2.6%
2015
$1,944.33
$66,250
2.9%
2016
$1,606.32
$71,925
2.2%
2017
$2,154.97
$84,660
2.5%