From January through December of 2017, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $77,500 - a 23.2% increase over the $62,900 median sale price for the previous year. There were seven homes sold in LaPlace in 2016, as well.
The median sales tax in LaPlace for 2017 was $1,106. In 2016, the median sales tax was $1,028. This marks an increase of 7.6%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.4%.
The following table compares LaPlace to other Piatt County cities in 2017:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello | 157 | 136 | 15.4% | $150,000 | $132,000 | 13.6% |
| Mansfield | 19 | 21 | -9.5% | $120,000 | $123,500 | -2.8% |
| White Heath | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $85,750 | $109,000 | -21.3% |
| LaPlace | 7 | 7 | 0% | $77,500 | $62,900 | 23.2% |
| Cerro Gordo | 26 | 30 | -13.3% | $72,250 | $69,450 | 4% |
| De Land | 12 | 11 | 9.1% | $68,500 | $55,000 | 24.5% |
| Atwood | 14 | 9 | 55.6% | $60,000 | $85,000 | -29.4% |
| Bement | 35 | 25 | 40% | $57,500 | $73,000 | -21.2% |
| Cisco | 7 | 9 | -22.2% | $45,000 | $62,000 | -27.4% |
| Hammond | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $21,000 | $44,250 | -52.5% |
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