From January through December of 2019, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $60,000 - a 200% increase over the $20,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were five homes sold in LaPlace in 2018.
The median sales tax in LaPlace for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,106, approximately 1.8% of the median home sale price for 2019.
The following table compares LaPlace to other Piatt County cities in 2019:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello | 132 | 137 | -3.6% | $159,750 | $146,000 | 9.4% |
| White Heath | 3 | 6 | -50% | $115,000 | $107,250 | 7.2% |
| Mansfield | 17 | 14 | 21.4% | $115,000 | $95,287.50 | 20.7% |
| Hammond | 8 | 13 | -38.5% | $61,000 | $81,000 | -24.7% |
| Bement | 23 | 31 | -25.8% | $60,000 | $71,500 | -16.1% |
| LaPlace | 7 | 5 | 40% | $60,000 | $20,000 | 200% |
| Atwood | 16 | 21 | -23.8% | $57,658 | $51,500 | 12% |
| Cerro Gordo | 32 | 25 | 28% | $57,500 | $65,000 | -11.5% |
| De Land | 9 | 11 | -18.2% | $57,000 | $60,000 | -5% |
| Cisco | 5 | 4 | 25% | $55,000 | $100,750 | -45.4% |
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