From July through December of 2018, there were 82 homes sold, with a median sale price of $102,000 - a 8.9% decrease over the $112,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 113 homes sold in Carbondale in the second half of 2017.
The median sales tax in Carbondale for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,701, approximately 2.6% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2018.
The following table compares Carbondale to other Jackson County cities in the second half of 2018:
| City | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Hill | 2 | 2 | 0% | $145,500 | $22,500 | 546.7% |
| Makanda | 10 | 11 | -9.1% | $115,500 | $177,000 | -34.7% |
| Carbondale | 82 | 113 | -27.4% | $102,000 | $112,000 | -8.9% |
| Murphysboro | 63 | 71 | -11.3% | $76,620 | $76,000 | 0.8% |
| Ava | 8 | 4 | 100% | $73,523.50 | $57,500 | 27.9% |
| Elkville | 4 | 4 | 0% | $72,850 | $77,000 | -5.4% |
| De Soto | 5 | 13 | -61.5% | $72,000 | $64,000 | 12.5% |
| Vergennes | 3 | 4 | -25% | $45,000 | $41,500 | 8.4% |
| Harrison | 6 | 8 | -25% | $37,250 | $37,000 | 0.7% |
| Dowell | 1 | 1 | 0% | $6,000 | $34,000 | -82.4% |
| Grand Tower | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $6,727.50 | -100% |
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