In December 2017, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $179,700 - a 40.9% increase over the $127,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Mount Zion in December 2016.
The median sales tax in Mount Zion for 2017 was $3,068. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,023. This marks an increase of 1.5%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.7%.
The following table compares Mount Zion to other Macon County cities in December 2017:
| City | Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $265,000 | $242,000 | 9.5% |
| Oakley | 2 | 0 | - | $237,500 | $0 | - |
| Mount Zion | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $179,700 | $127,500 | 40.9% |
| Maroa | 2 | 2 | 0% | $169,250 | $63,500 | 166.5% |
| Long Creek | 3 | 4 | -25% | $137,500 | $123,750 | 11.1% |
| Argenta | 1 | 1 | 0% | $125,000 | $57,500 | 117.4% |
| Warrensburg | 1 | 0 | - | $65,000 | $0 | - |
| Decatur | 57 | 74 | -23% | $65,000 | $54,950 | 18.3% |
| Niantic | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $6,800 | -100% |
| Blue Mound | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $107,500 | -100% |
| Oreana | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $143,750 | -100% |
| Macon | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $238,000 | -100% |
| Boody | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Harristown | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $110,000 | -100% |
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