From January through December of 2019, there were 1,192 homes sold, with a median sale price of $66,750 - a 2.7% increase over the $65,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 1,237 homes sold in Decatur in 2018.
The median sales tax in Decatur for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,336, approximately 2% of the median home sale price for 2019.
The following table compares Decatur to other Macon County cities with similar median sales prices in 2019:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakley | 21 | 15 | 40% | $126,795 | $220,000 | -42.4% |
| Oreana | 24 | 14 | 71.4% | $105,950 | $92,200 | 14.9% |
| Niantic | 10 | 14 | -28.6% | $96,750 | $94,450 | 2.4% |
| Harristown | 19 | 34 | -44.1% | $95,000 | $75,950 | 25.1% |
| Warrensburg | 17 | 18 | -5.6% | $92,500 | $89,000 | 3.9% |
| Maroa | 37 | 37 | 0% | $89,900 | $78,000 | 15.3% |
| Argenta | 11 | 16 | -31.3% | $87,400 | $77,450 | 12.8% |
| Blue Mound | 22 | 24 | -8.3% | $71,000 | $85,250 | -16.7% |
| Decatur | 1,192 | 1,237 | -3.6% | $66,750 | $65,000 | 2.7% |
| Macon | 26 | 22 | 18.2% | $61,250 | $69,000 | -11.2% |
| Boody | 2 | 2 | 0% | $3,000 | $16,500 | -81.8% |
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