From July through September of 2021, there were 53 homes sold, with a median sale price of $71,500. There were 42 homes sold in Murphysboro in the third quarter of 2020, and the median sales price for the period was also $71,500.
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 third quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Murphysboro 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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