From January through March of 2018, there were 111 homes sold, with a median sale price of $61,500 - a 7.2% decrease over the $66,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 94 homes sold in Galesburg in the first quarter of 2017.
The median sales tax in Galesburg for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,331.50, approximately 2.2% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2018.
The following table compares Galesburg to other Knox County cities in the first quarter of 2018:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Run | 7 | 5 | 40% | $230,000 | $208,000 | 10.6% |
| Oneida | 2 | 6 | -66.7% | $97,500 | $129,500 | -24.7% |
| East Galesburg | 2 | 4 | -50% | $89,500 | $232,500 | -61.5% |
| Knoxville | 8 | 8 | 0% | $88,500 | $91,500 | -3.3% |
| Galesburg | 111 | 94 | 18.1% | $61,500 | $66,250 | -7.2% |
| Wataga | 1 | 1 | 0% | $60,000 | $25,500 | 135.3% |
| Williamsfield | 2 | 4 | -50% | $35,000 | $107,500 | -67.4% |
| Abingdon | 15 | 11 | 36.4% | $26,500 | $30,000 | -11.7% |
| Rio | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $47,500 | -100% |
| Gilson | 0 | 4 | -100% | $0 | $55,750 | -100% |
| Yates City | 0 | 6 | -100% | $0 | $71,250 | -100% |
| Maquon | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $30,000 | -100% |
| Altona | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $69,250 | -100% |
| Henderson | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $35,000 | -100% |
| Dahinda | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $190,250 | -100% |
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