From April through June of 2017, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $41,500 - a 315% increase over the $10,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Piper City in the second quarter of 2016, as well.
The median sales tax in Piper City for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $1,268, approximately 3.1% of the median home sale price for the second quarter of 2017.
The following table compares Piper City to other Ford County cities in the second quarter of 2017:
| City | Apr. - June 2017 Home Sales | Apr. - June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | Apr. - June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson City | 11 | 26 | -57.7% | $120,000 | $109,500 | 9.6% |
| Melvin | 1 | 5 | -80% | $112,000 | $26,000 | 330.8% |
| Paxton | 19 | 24 | -20.8% | $92,500 | $57,950 | 59.6% |
| Piper City | 3 | 3 | 0% | $41,500 | $10,000 | 315% |
| Sibley | 2 | 1 | 100% | $35,050 | $25,000 | 40.2% |
| Elliott | 2 | 4 | -50% | $35,000 | $57,000 | -38.6% |
| Roberts | 6 | 2 | 200% | $28,500 | $27,750 | 2.7% |
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