In February 2020, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $76,500 - a 7.7% increase over the $71,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Paxton in February 2019.
The median sales tax in Paxton for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $2,035, approximately 2.7% of the median home sale price for February 2020.
The following table compares Paxton to other Ford County cities in February 2020:
| City | Feb. 2020 Home Sales | Feb. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2020 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson City | 5 | 2 | 150% | $139,000 | $142,450 | -2.4% |
| Piper City | 1 | 0 | - | $77,000 | $0 | - |
| Paxton | 6 | 5 | 20% | $76,500 | $71,000 | 7.7% |
| Melvin | 1 | 1 | 0% | $25,000 | $135,000 | -81.5% |
| Elliott | 1 | 0 | - | $25,000 | $0 | - |
| Sibley | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $26,000 | -100% |
| Roberts | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $34,000 | -100% |
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