From July through December of 2019, there were 61 homes sold, with a median sale price of $80,500 - a 9.8% increase over the $73,310 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 64 homes sold in Murphysboro in the second half of 2018.
The median sales tax in Murphysboro for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,549, approximately 1.9% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2019.
The following table compares Murphysboro to other Jackson County cities in the second half of 2019:
| City | July - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makanda | 2 | 10 | -80% | $222,500 | $115,500 | 92.6% |
| Harrison | 2 | 6 | -66.7% | $127,500 | $37,250 | 242.3% |
| Carbondale | 87 | 82 | 6.1% | $118,500 | $102,000 | 16.2% |
| Elkville | 4 | 4 | 0% | $107,000 | $72,850 | 46.9% |
| Murphysboro | 61 | 64 | -4.7% | $80,500 | $73,310 | 9.8% |
| Ava | 6 | 8 | -25% | $80,000 | $73,523.50 | 8.8% |
| De Soto | 6 | 5 | 20% | $70,500 | $72,000 | -2.1% |
| Campbell Hill | 3 | 2 | 50% | $33,000 | $145,500 | -77.3% |
| Grand Tower | 1 | 0 | - | $22,500 | $0 | - |
| Vergennes | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $10,000 | $45,000 | -77.8% |
| Dowell | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $6,000 | -100% |
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