From July through September of 2021, there were nine homes sold, with a median sale price of $57,900 - a 41.2% decrease over the $98,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in Ava in the third quarter of 2020.
The median sales tax in Ava for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,081, approximately 1.9% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Ava to other Jackson County cities in the third quarter of 2021:
| City | July - Sept. 2021 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2021 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makanda | 4 | 4 | 0% | $157,450 | $158,950 | -0.9% |
| Carbondale | 71 | 55 | 29.1% | $119,500 | $110,300 | 8.3% |
| De Soto | 5 | 4 | 25% | $107,000 | $79,000 | 35.4% |
| Vergennes | 1 | 0 | - | $80,000 | $0 | - |
| Murphysboro | 53 | 42 | 26.2% | $71,500 | $71,500 | 0% |
| Ava | 9 | 6 | 50% | $57,900 | $98,500 | -41.2% |
| Harrison | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $26,000 | $72,667 | -64.2% |
| Elkville | 0 | 6 | -100% | $0 | $42,500 | -100% |
| Grand Tower | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $22,500 | -100% |
| Dowell | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $13,900 | -100% |
| Campbell Hill | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $74,750 | -100% |
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