From July through December of 2018, there were 62 homes sold, with a median sale price of $159,500 - a 0.5% increase over the $158,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 86 homes sold in Monticello in the second half of 2017.
The median sales tax in Monticello for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,553, approximately 1.6% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2018.
The following table compares Monticello to other Piatt County cities in the second half of 2018:
| City | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello | 62 | 86 | -27.9% | $159,500 | $158,750 | 0.5% |
| Mansfield | 5 | 16 | -68.8% | $115,000 | $121,450 | -5.3% |
| White Heath | 4 | 2 | 100% | $114,250 | $96,000 | 19% |
| Cisco | 2 | 5 | -60% | $109,000 | $45,000 | 142.2% |
| Bement | 16 | 20 | -20% | $90,500 | $56,200 | 61% |
| Cerro Gordo | 12 | 16 | -25% | $78,950 | $71,000 | 11.2% |
| Hammond | 3 | 3 | 0% | $71,750 | $26,000 | 176% |
| Atwood | 12 | 11 | 9.1% | $54,700 | $68,000 | -19.6% |
| De Land | 6 | 5 | 20% | $42,500 | $67,000 | -36.6% |
| LaPlace | 1 | 5 | -80% | $9,900 | $55,900 | -82.3% |
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