From July through September of 2017, there were 82 homes sold, with a median sale price of $169,700 - a 4.1% decrease over the $177,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 78 homes sold in Morton in the third quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Morton for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,678, approximately 2.2% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2017.
The following table compares Morton to other Tazewell County cities with similar median sales prices in the third quarter of 2017:
| City | July - Sept. 2017 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 102 | 121 | -15.7% | $201,450 | $208,000 | -3.1% |
| Deer Creek | 4 | 5 | -20% | $173,000 | $50,000 | 246% |
| Morton | 82 | 78 | 5.1% | $169,700 | $177,000 | -4.1% |
| Heritage Lake | 10 | 9 | 11.1% | $168,500 | $149,000 | 13.1% |
| Tremont | 20 | 23 | -13% | $163,750 | $163,000 | 0.5% |
| Green Valley | 4 | 8 | -50% | $162,550 | $97,000 | 67.6% |
| Hopedale | 12 | 8 | 50% | $157,000 | $102,400 | 53.3% |
| Mackinaw | 16 | 15 | 6.7% | $135,000 | $115,000 | 17.4% |
| East Peoria | 126 | 125 | 0.8% | $133,250 | $128,000 | 4.1% |
| Minier | 10 | 8 | 25% | $126,200 | $129,950 | -2.9% |
| Pekin | 169 | 140 | 20.7% | $100,000 | $82,000 | 22% |
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