In May 2018, there were 62 homes sold, with a median sale price of $83,950 - a 3% increase over the $81,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 73 homes sold in Pekin in May 2017.
The median sales tax in Pekin for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $2,016, approximately 2.4% of the median home sale price for May 2018.
The following table compares Pekin to other Tazewell 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tremont | 4 | 5 | -20% | $165,000 | $270,000 | -38.9% |
| Washington | 36 | 37 | -2.7% | $136,750 | $169,900 | -19.5% |
| Hopedale | 5 | 2 | 150% | $118,560 | $110,270 | 7.5% |
| East Peoria | 50 | 51 | -2% | $114,350 | $125,000 | -8.5% |
| North Pekin | 2 | 0 | - | $97,500 | $0 | - |
| Marquette Heights | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $87,900 | $81,000 | 8.5% |
| Creve Coeur | 6 | 5 | 20% | $85,350 | $64,500 | 32.3% |
| Pekin | 62 | 73 | -15.1% | $83,950 | $81,500 | 3% |
| Minier | 2 | 5 | -60% | $80,450 | $157,000 | -48.8% |
| Delavan | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $80,000 | $68,500 | 16.8% |
| South Pekin | 1 | 0 | - | $42,000 | $0 | - |
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