From January through June of 2018, there were 75 homes sold, with a median sale price of $139,000 - a 4.1% decrease over the $144,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 71 homes sold in Monticello in the first half of 2017.
The median sales tax in Monticello for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,553, approximately 1.8% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2018.
The following table compares Monticello to other Piatt County cities in the first half of 2018:
| City | Jan. - June 2018 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello | 75 | 71 | 5.6% | $139,000 | $144,900 | -4.1% |
| Hammond | 10 | 5 | 100% | $86,000 | $16,000 | 437.5% |
| White Heath | 2 | 2 | 0% | $80,750 | $85,750 | -5.8% |
| Mansfield | 9 | 3 | 200% | $68,500 | $120,000 | -42.9% |
| De Land | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $66,000 | $70,000 | -5.7% |
| Cisco | 2 | 2 | 0% | $62,250 | $47,000 | 32.4% |
| Cerro Gordo | 13 | 10 | 30% | $61,250 | $87,950 | -30.4% |
| Bement | 15 | 15 | 0% | $48,900 | $70,000 | -30.1% |
| Atwood | 8 | 3 | 166.7% | $48,500 | $33,000 | 47% |
| LaPlace | 4 | 2 | 100% | $25,959.50 | $85,000 | -69.5% |
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