From April through June of 2021, there were 29 homes sold, with a median sale price of $72,000 - a 2.9% increase over the $70,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 33 homes sold in Murphysboro in the second quarter of 2020.
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 second quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Murphysboro to other Jackson County cities in the second quarter of 2021:
| City | Apr. - June 2021 Home Sales | Apr. - June 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. - June 2021 Median Sales Price | Apr. - June 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makanda | 3 | 2 | 50% | $161,500 | $139,000 | 16.2% |
| Elkville | 3 | 1 | 200% | $150,000 | $31,000 | 383.9% |
| Carbondale | 60 | 34 | 76.5% | $113,500 | $86,000 | 32% |
| Harrison | 3 | 2 | 50% | $98,500 | $53,700 | 83.4% |
| Vergennes | 3 | 2 | 50% | $85,000 | $49,000 | 73.5% |
| Murphysboro | 29 | 33 | -12.1% | $72,000 | $70,000 | 2.9% |
| De Soto | 2 | 2 | 0% | $62,450 | $71,250 | -12.4% |
| Grand Tower | 3 | 0 | - | $22,500 | $0 | - |
| Dowell | 1 | 0 | - | $15,000 | $0 | - |
| Ava | 1 | 2 | -50% | $13,500 | $84,000 | -83.9% |
| Campbell Hill | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $170,000 | -100% |
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