From January through June of 2018, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $84,250 - a 51.1% increase over the $55,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 10 homes sold in Piper City in the first half of 2017.
The median sales tax in Piper City for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $1,268, approximately 1.5% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2018.
The following table compares Piper City to other Ford County cities in the first half of 2018:
| City | Jan. - June 2018 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott | 1 | 2 | -50% | $110,000 | $35,000 | 214.3% |
| Paxton | 32 | 38 | -15.8% | $94,000 | $82,000 | 14.6% |
| Piper City | 6 | 10 | -40% | $84,250 | $55,750 | 51.1% |
| Gibson City | 32 | 20 | 60% | $82,500 | $121,250 | -32% |
| Melvin | 4 | 1 | 300% | $55,500 | $112,000 | -50.4% |
| Sibley | 6 | 3 | 100% | $34,000 | $48,000 | -29.2% |
| Roberts | 2 | 8 | -75% | $30,600 | $28,500 | 7.4% |
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