In May 2018, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $89,000 - a 20.4% increase over the $73,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Rome in May 2017.
The median sales tax in Rome for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,192, approximately 2.5% of the median home sale price for May 2018.
The following table compares Rome to other Peoria County cities with similar median sales prices in May 2018:
| City | May 2018 Home Sales | May 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2018 Median Sales Price | May 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue | 3 | 2 | 50% | $138,250 | $162,000 | -14.7% |
| Lake Camelot | 5 | 0 | - | $137,500 | $0 | - |
| Chillicothe | 7 | 9 | -22.2% | $118,625 | $97,000 | 22.3% |
| Peoria | 178 | 166 | 7.2% | $115,450 | $95,000 | 21.5% |
| Hanna City | 2 | 4 | -50% | $91,250 | $77,650 | 17.5% |
| Rome | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $89,000 | $73,900 | 20.4% |
| Bartonville | 12 | 12 | 0% | $85,500 | $102,750 | -16.8% |
| Elmwood | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $76,500 | $147,000 | -48% |
| Kingston Mines | 3 | 2 | 50% | $65,000 | $52,000 | 25% |
| Glasford | 2 | 1 | 100% | $63,500 | $43,000 | 47.7% |
| West Peoria | 7 | 10 | -30% | $62,800 | $66,450 | -5.5% |
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