Macon home prices rise in the first half of 2020

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The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2020 in Macon rose by $19,500 while total sales decreased by 13.3%, according to BlockShopper.com.

From January through June of 2020, there were 13 homes sold, with a median sale price of $77,000 - a 33.9% increase over the $57,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 15 homes sold in Macon in the first half of 2019.

The median sales tax in Macon for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,771, approximately 2.3% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2020.

The following table compares Macon to other Macon County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2020:

CityJan. - June 2020 Home SalesJan. - June 2019 Home Sales% change (Total Home Sales)Jan. - June 2020 Median Sales PriceJan. - June 2019 Median Sales Price% change (Median Sales Price)
Long Creek3314135.7%$164,900$176,500-6.6%
Maroa1014-28.6%$133,875$125,9506.3%
Mount Zion48480%$133,750$133,5000.2%
Harristown11110%$115,000$86,50032.9%
Argenta7616.7%$103,000$92,20011.7%
Warrensburg11922.2%$87,500$93,000-5.9%
Oreana513-61.5%$82,000$120,000-31.7%
Macon1315-13.3%$77,000$57,50033.9%
Niantic35-40%$76,400$74,5002.6%
Decatur5365271.7%$67,950$64,0006.2%
Blue Mound14875%$65,000$65,0000%

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