From October through December of 2019, there were 17 homes sold, with a median sale price of $78,000 - a 0.6% increase over the $77,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 20 homes sold in Paxton in the fourth quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in Paxton for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $2,035, approximately 2.6% of the median home sale price for the fourth quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Paxton to other Ford 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson City | 13 | 17 | -23.5% | $140,000 | $102,500 | 36.6% |
| Paxton | 17 | 20 | -15% | $78,000 | $77,500 | 0.6% |
| Roberts | 1 | 4 | -75% | $61,000 | $37,000 | 64.9% |
| Melvin | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $45,000 | $27,500 | 63.6% |
| Elliott | 0 | 4 | -100% | $0 | $39,745.50 | -100% |
| Piper City | 0 | 5 | -100% | $0 | $45,000 | -100% |
| Sibley | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $60,000 | -100% |
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