From July through September of 2017, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $26,750 - a 29.6% decrease over the $38,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Piper City in the third quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Piper City for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $1,268, approximately 4.7% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2017.
The following table compares Piper City to other Ford County cities in the third quarter of 2017:
| City | July - Sept. 2017 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts | 2 | 1 | 100% | $378,250 | $30,000 | 1160.8% |
| Gibson City | 11 | 15 | -26.7% | $108,000 | $133,000 | -18.8% |
| Paxton | 31 | 17 | 82.4% | $65,000 | $81,900 | -20.6% |
| Melvin | 2 | 0 | - | $27,000 | $0 | - |
| Piper City | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | $26,750 | $38,000 | -29.6% |
| Sibley | 1 | 1 | 0% | $25,000 | $109,000 | -77.1% |
| Elliott | 1 | 0 | - | $22,188 | $0 | - |
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