Bloomington home prices rise in the third quarter of 2020

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The median sale price of a home sold in the third quarter of 2020 in Bloomington rose by $7,000 while total sales increased by 39.4%, according to BlockShopper.com.

From July through September of 2020, there were 506 homes sold, with a median sale price of $172,000 - a 4.2% increase over the $165,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 363 homes sold in Bloomington in the third quarter of 2019.

The median sales tax in Bloomington for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $3,866, approximately 2.2% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2020.

The following table compares Bloomington to other McLean County cities with similar median sales prices in the third quarter of 2020:

CityJuly - Sept. 2020 Home SalesJuly - Sept. 2019 Home Sales% change (Total Home Sales)July - Sept. 2020 Median Sales PriceJuly - Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price% change (Median Sales Price)
Twin Grove13130%$252,000$265,000-4.9%
Hudson1516-6.3%$190,000$215,950-12%
Towanda34-25%$184,500$203,700-9.4%
Bloomington50636339.4%$172,000$165,0004.2%
Normal24918038.3%$170,000$166,0002.4%
Lexington151050%$155,000$105,75046.6%
Carlock6520%$147,500$134,00010.1%
Heyworth1215-20%$144,950$192,900-24.9%
Danvers7616.7%$140,000$95,50046.6%
Downs56-16.7%$135,000$229,000-41%
Le Roy222010%$119,000$121,500-2.1%

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