From January through December of 2019, there were nine homes sold, with a median sale price of $76,000 - a 5.6% increase over the $72,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 12 homes sold in De Soto in 2018.
The median sales tax in De Soto for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,828, approximately 2.4% of the median home sale price for 2019.
The following table compares De Soto to other Jackson County cities in 2019:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makanda | 4 | 18 | -77.8% | $169,950 | $115,500 | 47.1% |
| Carbondale | 159 | 174 | -8.6% | $110,000 | $107,250 | 2.6% |
| Harrison | 9 | 11 | -18.2% | $91,000 | $59,000 | 54.2% |
| De Soto | 9 | 12 | -25% | $76,000 | $72,000 | 5.6% |
| Elkville | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $75,000 | $49,000 | 53.1% |
| Ava | 13 | 15 | -13.3% | $75,000 | $42,000 | 78.6% |
| Murphysboro | 117 | 127 | -7.9% | $70,900 | $65,000 | 9.1% |
| Vergennes | 5 | 4 | 25% | $63,000 | $42,500 | 48.2% |
| Campbell Hill | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $50,000 | $91,000 | -45.1% |
| Dowell | 1 | 6 | -83.3% | $47,500 | $8,750 | 442.9% |
| Grand Tower | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $13,250 | $7,500 | 76.7% |
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