From January through December of 2017, there were 569 homes sold, with a median sale price of $87,000 - a 2% decrease over the $88,750 median sale price for the previous year. There were 588 homes sold in Pekin in 2016.
The median sales tax in Pekin for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $2,016, approximately 2.3% of the median home sale price for 2017.
The following table compares Pekin to other Tazewell County cities with similar median sales prices in 2017:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackinaw | 53 | 42 | 26.2% | $135,000 | $139,250 | -3.1% |
| Deer Creek | 16 | 14 | 14.3% | $134,950 | $94,750 | 42.4% |
| East Peoria | 418 | 441 | -5.2% | $122,950 | $116,000 | 6% |
| Minier | 26 | 24 | 8.3% | $116,000 | $107,300 | 8.1% |
| Hopedale | 27 | 27 | 0% | $115,540 | $132,000 | -12.5% |
| Pekin | 569 | 588 | -3.2% | $87,000 | $88,750 | -2% |
| Marquette Heights | 57 | 38 | 50% | $85,000 | $87,750 | -3.1% |
| North Pekin | 26 | 21 | 23.8% | $83,250 | $70,000 | 18.9% |
| Delavan | 44 | 41 | 7.3% | $76,450 | $85,000 | -10.1% |
| South Pekin | 13 | 15 | -13.3% | $74,900 | $46,000 | 62.8% |
| Creve Coeur | 72 | 79 | -8.9% | $64,000 | $54,900 | 16.6% |
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