From January through March of 2021, there were 25 homes sold, with a median sale price of $85,000 - a 40.5% increase over the $60,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 20 homes sold in Murphysboro in the first quarter of 2020.
The median sales tax in Murphysboro for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,485, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Murphysboro to other Jackson County cities in the first quarter of 2021:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2021 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makanda | 2 | 2 | 0% | $248,500 | $205,000 | 21.2% |
| Vergennes | 1 | 1 | 0% | $169,900 | $60,300 | 181.8% |
| Carbondale | 57 | 24 | 137.5% | $102,000 | $81,775 | 24.7% |
| Ava | 2 | 1 | 100% | $87,500 | $92,000 | -4.9% |
| Murphysboro | 25 | 20 | 25% | $85,000 | $60,500 | 40.5% |
| De Soto | 1 | 2 | -50% | $79,950 | $79,500 | 0.6% |
| Harrison | 2 | 1 | 100% | $73,500 | $93,000 | -21% |
| Elkville | 2 | 2 | 0% | $37,160 | $93,500 | -60.3% |
| Campbell Hill | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $150,000 | -100% |
| Grand Tower | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Dowell | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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