From October through December of 2019, there were 36 homes sold, with a median sale price of $157,500 - a 6.8% increase over the $147,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 24 homes sold in Monticello in the fourth quarter of 2018.
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 fourth quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Monticello to other Piatt County cities in the fourth quarter of 2019:
| City | Oct. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello | 36 | 24 | 50% | $157,500 | $147,500 | 6.8% |
| Cisco | 3 | 1 | 200% | $92,000 | $86,000 | 7% |
| White Heath | 1 | 1 | 0% | $90,000 | $128,000 | -29.7% |
| Mansfield | 5 | 2 | 150% | $87,500 | $147,500 | -40.7% |
| Cerro Gordo | 6 | 4 | 50% | $66,500 | $99,452.50 | -33.1% |
| LaPlace | 3 | 0 | - | $60,000 | $0 | - |
| Bement | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $60,000 | $106,000 | -43.4% |
| Atwood | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $47,000 | $51,450 | -8.6% |
| De Land | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $33,000 | $25,000 | 32% |
| Hammond | 1 | 1 | 0% | $15,000 | $71,750 | -79.1% |
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