From January through June of 2017, there were nine homes sold, with a median sale price of $137,000 - a 40.5% increase over the $97,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were eight homes sold in Ava in the first half of 2016.
The median sales tax in Ava for 2017 was $949. In 2016, the median sales tax was $949, as well. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 0.7%.
The following table compares Ava to other Jackson County cities in the first half of 2017:
| City | Jan. - June 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makanda | 8 | 6 | 33.3% | $246,450 | $151,250 | 62.9% |
| Vergennes | 2 | 1 | 100% | $147,000 | $92,000 | 59.8% |
| Ava | 9 | 8 | 12.5% | $137,000 | $97,500 | 40.5% |
| Carbondale | 86 | 99 | -13.1% | $101,000 | $98,000 | 3.1% |
| Campbell Hill | 2 | 1 | 100% | $98,750 | $20,000 | 393.8% |
| Harrison | 8 | 3 | 166.7% | $89,375 | $25,000 | 257.5% |
| Murphysboro | 72 | 76 | -5.3% | $66,062.50 | $57,500 | 14.9% |
| Elkville | 9 | 5 | 80% | $54,500 | $50,000 | 9% |
| Dowell | 1 | 4 | -75% | $40,000 | $12,500 | 220% |
| De Soto | 7 | 12 | -41.7% | $35,000 | $42,750 | -18.1% |
| Grand Tower | 1 | 1 | 0% | $15,000 | $41,000 | -63.4% |
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