From January through June of 2019, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $87,500 - a 5.4% increase over the $83,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Benson in the first half of 2018, as well.
The median sales tax in Benson for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,896, approximately 2.2% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2019.
The following table compares Benson to other Woodford 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodfield | 2 | 5 | -60% | $166,000 | $179,900 | -7.7% |
| Metamora | 31 | 35 | -11.4% | $145,000 | $149,900 | -3.3% |
| Eureka | 18 | 41 | -56.1% | $140,500 | $117,000 | 20.1% |
| El Paso | 13 | 17 | -23.5% | $110,000 | $96,500 | 14% |
| Secor | 3 | 2 | 50% | $96,000 | $24,250 | 295.9% |
| Benson | 4 | 4 | 0% | $87,500 | $83,000 | 5.4% |
| Bay View Gardens | 2 | 1 | 100% | $86,000 | $65,000 | 32.3% |
| Minonk | 25 | 11 | 127.3% | $69,000 | $89,000 | -22.5% |
| Roanoke | 22 | 17 | 29.4% | $68,750 | $73,000 | -5.8% |
| Spring Bay | 3 | 2 | 50% | $60,000 | $38,500 | 55.8% |
| Washburn | 6 | 9 | -33.3% | $31,500 | $62,000 | -49.2% |
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