In December 2018, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $84,110 - a 25.2% decrease over the $112,450 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Homer in December 2017.
The median sales tax in Homer for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,041, approximately 2.4% of the median home sale price for December 2018.
The following table compares Homer to other Champaign County cities with similar median sales prices in December 2018:
| City | Dec. 2018 Home Sales | Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champaign | 87 | 93 | -6.5% | $148,500 | $140,000 | 6.1% |
| Pesotum | 1 | 1 | 0% | $143,000 | $47,000 | 204.3% |
| St. Joseph | 5 | 17 | -70.6% | $120,000 | $152,500 | -21.3% |
| Tolono | 7 | 2 | 250% | $116,500 | $134,250 | -13.2% |
| Lake of the Woods | 1 | 1 | 0% | $115,000 | $255,000 | -54.9% |
| Urbana | 42 | 51 | -17.6% | $107,250 | $109,000 | -1.6% |
| Thomasboro | 1 | 0 | - | $97,000 | $0 | - |
| Homer | 5 | 4 | 25% | $84,110 | $112,450 | -25.2% |
| Rantoul | 11 | 20 | -45% | $80,000 | $64,500 | 24% |
| Ivesdale | 1 | 0 | - | $43,000 | $0 | - |
| Ogden | 1 | 0 | - | $16,500 | $0 | - |
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