In September 2019, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $56,450 - a 71.1% increase over the $33,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were nine homes sold in Murphysboro in September 2018.
The median sales tax in Murphysboro for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,549, approximately 2.7% of the median home sale price for September 2019.
The following table compares Murphysboro to other Jackson County cities in September 2019:
| City | Sept. 2019 Home Sales | Sept. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkville | 1 | 0 | - | $139,000 | $0 | - |
| Carbondale | 11 | 6 | 83.3% | $118,500 | $112,000 | 5.8% |
| Ava | 2 | 1 | 100% | $81,500 | $170,000 | -52.1% |
| Murphysboro | 8 | 9 | -11.1% | $56,450 | $33,000 | 71.1% |
| Campbell Hill | 2 | 0 | - | $56,000 | $0 | - |
| De Soto | 1 | 1 | 0% | $28,000 | $64,000 | -56.3% |
| Grand Tower | 1 | 0 | - | $22,500 | $0 | - |
| Makanda | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $115,500 | -100% |
| Vergennes | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $12,000 | -100% |
| Harrison | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $7,000 | -100% |
| Dowell | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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