In August 2018, there were 29 homes sold, with a median sale price of $197,000 - a 18.7% increase over the $166,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 31 homes sold in Morton in August 2017.
The median sales tax in Morton for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,678, approximately 1.9% of the median home sale price for August 2018.
The following table compares Morton to other Tazewell County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2018:
| City | Aug. 2018 Home Sales | Aug. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2018 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Lake | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $230,000 | $140,000 | 64.3% |
| Morton | 29 | 31 | -6.5% | $197,000 | $166,000 | 18.7% |
| Tremont | 3 | 5 | -40% | $190,000 | $180,000 | 5.6% |
| Washington | 29 | 33 | -12.1% | $175,900 | $182,000 | -3.4% |
| Mackinaw | 8 | 9 | -11.1% | $157,500 | $135,000 | 16.7% |
| Hopedale | 1 | 4 | -75% | $127,500 | $114,750 | 11.1% |
| East Peoria | 57 | 43 | 32.6% | $126,000 | $150,000 | -16% |
| Green Valley | 4 | 1 | 300% | $118,589 | $220,000 | -46.1% |
| Minier | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $112,000 | $132,400 | -15.4% |
| Marquette Heights | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $111,500 | $108,000 | 3.2% |
| Pekin | 65 | 64 | 1.6% | $108,500 | $100,450 | 8% |
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