The median sale price of a home sold in October 2020 in Rochester fell by $67,000 while total sales decreased by 11.1%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In October 2020, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $163,000 - a 29.1% decrease over the $230,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were nine homes sold in Rochester in October 2019.
The median sales tax in Rochester for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $3,596, approximately 2.2% of the median home sale price for October 2020.
The following table compares Rochester to other Sangamon County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2020:
| City | Oct. 2020 Home Sales | Oct. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2020 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsville | 3 | 0 | - | $302,000 | $0 | - |
| Loami | 1 | 2 | -50% | $230,000 | $140,750 | 63.4% |
| Sherman | 4 | 4 | 0% | $174,000 | $286,500 | -39.3% |
| Rochester | 8 | 9 | -11.1% | $163,000 | $230,000 | -29.1% |
| Pawnee | 1 | 7 | -85.7% | $162,500 | $138,820 | 17.1% |
| Chatham | 14 | 8 | 75% | $156,500 | $142,000 | 10.2% |
| Pleasant Plains | 5 | 4 | 25% | $155,000 | $170,500 | -9.1% |
| Auburn | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $145,000 | $148,000 | -2% |
| Spaulding | 1 | 1 | 0% | $137,000 | $210,000 | -34.8% |
| New Berlin | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $133,950 | $295,000 | -54.6% |
| Divernon | 2 | 1 | 100% | $127,500 | $50,000 | 155% |
Alerts Sign-up