In February 2017, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $158,500 - a 9.3% increase over the $145,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Forsyth in February 2016, as well.
The median sales tax in Forsyth for 2017 was $4,781. In 2016, the median sales tax was $4,805. This marks an decrease of 0.5%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 3%.
The following table compares Forsyth to other Macon County cities in February 2017:
| City | Feb. 2017 Home Sales | Feb. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2017 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Creek | 3 | 3 | 0% | $240,000 | $100,000 | 140% |
| Forsyth | 3 | 3 | 0% | $158,500 | $145,000 | 9.3% |
| Argenta | 2 | 2 | 0% | $137,450 | $63,081.50 | 117.9% |
| Macon | 3 | 3 | 0% | $118,500 | $41,400 | 186.2% |
| Warrensburg | 2 | 1 | 100% | $106,500 | $46,000 | 131.5% |
| Mount Zion | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | $90,250 | $150,000 | -39.8% |
| Maroa | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $51,750 | $130,000 | -60.2% |
| Decatur | 61 | 65 | -6.2% | $49,250 | $57,500 | -14.3% |
| Harristown | 3 | 0 | - | $30,000 | $0 | - |
| Boody | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Niantic | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $150,000 | -100% |
| Oakley | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $64,000 | -100% |
| Blue Mound | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $42,500 | -100% |
| Oreana | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $81,000 | -100% |
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