In August 2020, there were 97 homes sold, with a median sale price of $89,500 - a 22.2% increase over the $73,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 116 homes sold in Decatur in August 2019.
The median sales tax in Decatur for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,336, approximately 1.5% of the median home sale price for August 2020.
The following table compares Decatur to other Macon County cities in August 2020:
| City | Aug. 2020 Home Sales | Aug. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2020 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth | 9 | 16 | -43.8% | $275,000 | $236,000 | 16.5% |
| Warrensburg | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $127,000 | $39,601 | 220.7% |
| Mount Zion | 9 | 9 | 0% | $119,900 | $63,000 | 90.3% |
| Long Creek | 5 | 15 | -66.7% | $108,000 | $124,000 | -12.9% |
| Blue Mound | 3 | 5 | -40% | $100,000 | $73,000 | 37% |
| Decatur | 97 | 116 | -16.4% | $89,500 | $73,250 | 22.2% |
| Macon | 3 | 4 | -25% | $85,900 | $115,000 | -25.3% |
| Argenta | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $84,000 | $80,000 | 5% |
| Oreana | 1 | 0 | - | $82,000 | $0 | - |
| Maroa | 2 | 8 | -75% | $70,000 | $88,000 | -20.5% |
| Harristown | 1 | 1 | 0% | $21,500 | $200,000 | -89.3% |
| Boody | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Niantic | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $108,500 | -100% |
| Oakley | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $93,000 | -100% |
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