From April through June of 2018, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $56,500 - a 8.5% increase over the $52,050 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in De Soto in the second quarter of 2017, as well.
The median sales tax in De Soto for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,754.50, approximately 3.1% of the median home sale price for the second quarter of 2018.
The following table compares De Soto 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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