From April through June of 2018, there were 41 homes sold, with a median sale price of $78,900 - a 16.9% increase over the $67,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 39 homes sold in Murphysboro in the second quarter of 2017.
The median sales tax in Murphysboro for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,530.70, approximately 1.9% of the median home sale price for the second quarter of 2018.
The following table compares Murphysboro to other Jackson County cities in the second quarter of 2018:
| City | Apr. - June 2018 Home Sales | Apr. - June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | Apr. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makanda | 6 | 6 | 0% | $163,500 | $266,500 | -38.6% |
| Carbondale | 58 | 57 | 1.8% | $110,250 | $105,000 | 5% |
| Murphysboro | 41 | 39 | 5.1% | $78,900 | $67,500 | 16.9% |
| De Soto | 4 | 4 | 0% | $56,500 | $52,050 | 8.5% |
| Harrison | 3 | 6 | -50% | $42,500 | $89,375 | -52.4% |
| Vergennes | 1 | 2 | -50% | $40,000 | $147,000 | -72.8% |
| Ava | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $30,000 | $164,500 | -81.8% |
| Dowell | 3 | 0 | - | $10,000 | $0 | - |
| Grand Tower | 1 | 1 | 0% | $7,500 | $15,000 | -50% |
| Elkville | 1 | 9 | -88.9% | $2,000 | $54,500 | -96.3% |
| Campbell Hill | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $98,750 | -100% |
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