From January through March of 2019, there were 56 homes sold, with a median sale price of $172,450 - a 4.5% increase over the $164,950 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 52 homes sold in Morton in the first quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in Morton for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,678, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Morton to other Tazewell County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2019:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tremont | 12 | 16 | -25% | $180,750 | $163,750 | 10.4% |
| Morton | 56 | 52 | 7.7% | $172,450 | $164,950 | 4.5% |
| Heritage Lake | 5 | 1 | 400% | $170,000 | $170,000 | 0% |
| Washington | 62 | 62 | 0% | $150,000 | $140,000 | 7.1% |
| Green Valley | 2 | 8 | -75% | $148,543.50 | $65,000 | 128.5% |
| Deer Creek | 2 | 4 | -50% | $145,000 | $147,495 | -1.7% |
| Minier | 3 | 5 | -40% | $129,000 | $59,900 | 115.4% |
| Mackinaw | 12 | 8 | 50% | $120,000 | $185,000 | -35.1% |
| East Peoria | 72 | 107 | -32.7% | $117,750 | $112,000 | 5.1% |
| Delavan | 3 | 12 | -75% | $114,000 | $46,250 | 146.5% |
| Hopedale | 7 | 4 | 75% | $90,000 | $124,250 | -27.6% |
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