From January through June of 2018, there were 92 homes sold, with a median sale price of $110,250 - a 9.2% increase over the $101,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 86 homes sold in Carbondale in the first half of 2017.
The median sales tax in Carbondale for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,701, approximately 2.4% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2018.
The following table compares Carbondale to other Jackson County cities in the first half of 2018:
| City | Jan. - June 2018 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbondale | 92 | 86 | 7% | $110,250 | $101,000 | 9.2% |
| Makanda | 8 | 8 | 0% | $108,500 | $246,450 | -56% |
| Harrison | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $73,000 | $89,375 | -18.3% |
| De Soto | 7 | 7 | 0% | $72,000 | $35,000 | 105.7% |
| Murphysboro | 62 | 72 | -13.9% | $57,782 | $66,062.50 | -12.5% |
| Vergennes | 1 | 2 | -50% | $40,000 | $147,000 | -72.8% |
| Ava | 7 | 9 | -22.2% | $30,000 | $137,000 | -78.1% |
| Elkville | 4 | 9 | -55.6% | $22,000 | $54,500 | -59.6% |
| Campbell Hill | 1 | 2 | -50% | $15,000 | $98,750 | -84.8% |
| Dowell | 5 | 1 | 400% | $10,000 | $40,000 | -75% |
| Grand Tower | 3 | 1 | 200% | $7,500 | $15,000 | -50% |
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