From January through June of 2020, there were 52 homes sold, with a median sale price of $70,000 - a 11.3% increase over the $62,875 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 56 homes sold in Murphysboro in the first half of 2019.
The median sales tax in Murphysboro for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,485, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2020.
The following table compares Murphysboro to other Jackson County cities in the first half of 2020:
| City | Jan. - June 2020 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2020 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Hill | 2 | 2 | 0% | $160,000 | $50,000 | 220% |
| Makanda | 4 | 2 | 100% | $139,000 | $97,075 | 43.2% |
| Ava | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $92,000 | $69,700 | 32% |
| Carbondale | 58 | 72 | -19.4% | $82,775 | $100,400 | -17.6% |
| De Soto | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $79,250 | $90,000 | -11.9% |
| Elkville | 3 | 1 | 200% | $70,000 | $60,000 | 16.7% |
| Murphysboro | 52 | 56 | -7.1% | $70,000 | $62,875 | 11.3% |
| Harrison | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $67,500 | $85,500 | -21.1% |
| Vergennes | 3 | 4 | -25% | $60,300 | $74,000 | -18.5% |
| Grand Tower | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $4,000 | -100% |
| Dowell | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $47,500 | -100% |
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