From January through December of 2019, there were nine homes sold, with a median sale price of $45,000 - a 12.8% increase over the $39,900 median sale price for the previous year. There were 17 homes sold in Melvin in 2018.
The median sales tax in Melvin for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $923, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for 2019.
The following table compares Melvin to other Ford County cities in 2019:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson City | 57 | 74 | -23% | $105,000 | $90,000 | 16.7% |
| Elliott | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $95,000 | $71,050 | 33.7% |
| Paxton | 76 | 85 | -10.6% | $78,950 | $81,000 | -2.5% |
| Melvin | 9 | 17 | -47.1% | $45,000 | $39,900 | 12.8% |
| Piper City | 9 | 13 | -30.8% | $39,900 | $80,000 | -50.1% |
| Sibley | 7 | 9 | -22.2% | $38,500 | $45,000 | -14.4% |
| Roberts | 7 | 9 | -22.2% | $36,900 | $38,700 | -4.7% |
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