From January through June of 2019, there were 239 homes sold, with a median sale price of $88,500 - a 6.8% increase over the $82,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 261 homes sold in Pekin in the first half of 2018.
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 the first half of 2019.
The following table compares Pekin to other Tazewell County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2019:
| City | Jan. - June 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Peoria | 186 | 241 | -22.8% | $129,350 | $119,000 | 8.7% |
| Green Valley | 7 | 14 | -50% | $124,000 | $66,900 | 85.4% |
| Minier | 13 | 16 | -18.8% | $120,000 | $58,450 | 105.3% |
| Delavan | 17 | 18 | -5.6% | $114,000 | $54,511 | 109.1% |
| Hopedale | 12 | 14 | -14.3% | $111,200 | $103,530 | 7.4% |
| Marquette Heights | 30 | 30 | 0% | $93,000 | $89,000 | 4.5% |
| Pekin | 239 | 261 | -8.4% | $88,500 | $82,900 | 6.8% |
| North Pekin | 9 | 10 | -10% | $70,000 | $80,950 | -13.5% |
| Creve Coeur | 27 | 36 | -25% | $68,000 | $61,900 | 9.9% |
| South Pekin | 8 | 4 | 100% | $60,600.01 | $25,827.50 | 134.6% |
| Armington | 1 | 2 | -50% | $35,000 | $54,750 | -36.1% |
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