From January through December of 2017, there were 10 homes sold, with a median sale price of $77,750 - a 3.7% increase over the $75,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 20 homes sold in Argenta in 2016.
The median sales tax in Argenta for 2017 was $2,184. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,188. This marks an decrease of 0.2%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.8%.
The following table compares Argenta to other Macon County cities with similar median sales prices in 2017:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Creek | 60 | 53 | 13.2% | $136,250 | $102,500 | 32.9% |
| Oreana | 9 | 12 | -25% | $114,333 | $81,750 | 39.9% |
| Maroa | 21 | 35 | -40% | $95,000 | $83,000 | 14.5% |
| Warrensburg | 16 | 18 | -11.1% | $86,000 | $70,700 | 21.6% |
| Harristown | 18 | 25 | -28% | $83,500 | $102,500 | -18.5% |
| Macon | 24 | 26 | -7.7% | $80,000 | $57,000 | 40.4% |
| Argenta | 10 | 20 | -50% | $77,750 | $75,000 | 3.7% |
| Decatur | 945 | 1,140 | -17.1% | $65,001 | $64,100 | 1.4% |
| Blue Mound | 13 | 21 | -38.1% | $55,500 | $78,000 | -28.8% |
| Niantic | 11 | 13 | -15.4% | $43,000 | $87,500 | -50.9% |
| Boody | 5 | 2 | 150% | $30,000 | $26,200 | 14.5% |
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