From January through June of 2018, there were 17 homes sold, with a median sale price of $73,000 - a 15.1% decrease over the $86,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 21 homes sold in Roanoke in the first half of 2017.
The median sales tax in Roanoke for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,531, approximately 3.5% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2018.
The following table compares Roanoke to other Woodford County cities with similar median sales prices 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metamora | 34 | 26 | 30.8% | $143,900 | $139,400 | 3.2% |
| Eureka | 41 | 31 | 32.3% | $117,000 | $115,000 | 1.7% |
| El Paso | 17 | 27 | -37% | $96,500 | $119,500 | -19.2% |
| Minonk | 11 | 14 | -21.4% | $89,000 | $97,450 | -8.7% |
| Benson | 4 | 2 | 100% | $83,000 | $77,000 | 7.8% |
| Roanoke | 17 | 21 | -19% | $73,000 | $86,000 | -15.1% |
| Bay View Gardens | 1 | 0 | - | $65,000 | $0 | - |
| Washburn | 9 | 4 | 125% | $62,000 | $49,250 | 25.9% |
| Congerville | 2 | 5 | -60% | $61,000 | $98,000 | -37.8% |
| Spring Bay | 2 | 5 | -60% | $38,500 | $75,000 | -48.7% |
| Secor | 2 | 7 | -71.4% | $24,250 | $40,000 | -39.4% |
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