From January through June of 2019, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $25,950 - a 69.2% decrease over the $84,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in Piper City in the first half of 2018, as well.
The median sales tax in Piper City for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $1,268, approximately 4.9% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2019.
The following table compares Piper City to other Ford County cities in the first half of 2019:
| City | Jan. - June 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson City | 25 | 32 | -21.9% | $101,000 | $82,500 | 22.4% |
| Elliott | 5 | 1 | 400% | $95,000 | $110,000 | -13.6% |
| Paxton | 39 | 32 | 21.9% | $76,000 | $94,000 | -19.1% |
| Melvin | 3 | 4 | -25% | $56,000 | $55,500 | 0.9% |
| Roberts | 4 | 2 | 100% | $39,700 | $30,600 | 29.7% |
| Sibley | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $26,000 | $34,000 | -23.5% |
| Piper City | 6 | 6 | 0% | $25,950 | $84,250 | -69.2% |
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