From January through December of 2017, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $55,000 - a 21.5% increase over the $45,250 median sale price for the previous year. There were 10 homes sold in Maquon in 2016.
The median sales tax in Maquon for 2017 was $1,151. In 2016, the median sales tax was $1,376. This marks an decrease of 16.4%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.1%.
The following table compares Maquon to other Knox 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yates City | 16 | 17 | -5.9% | $70,500 | $46,000 | 53.3% |
| Galesburg | 497 | 542 | -8.3% | $67,500 | $60,000 | 12.5% |
| Knoxville | 37 | 63 | -41.3% | $65,500 | $75,000 | -12.7% |
| Rio | 8 | 12 | -33.3% | $62,500 | $41,250 | 51.5% |
| East Galesburg | 9 | 11 | -18.2% | $60,000 | $91,500 | -34.4% |
| Henderson | 4 | 4 | 0% | $57,500 | $103,500 | -44.4% |
| Maquon | 7 | 10 | -30% | $55,000 | $45,250 | 21.5% |
| Abingdon | 54 | 61 | -11.5% | $48,750 | $38,000 | 28.3% |
| Altona | 8 | 12 | -33.3% | $48,500 | $68,250 | -28.9% |
| Gilson | 6 | 5 | 20% | $43,250 | $77,500 | -44.2% |
| Wataga | 14 | 13 | 7.7% | $35,000 | $74,000 | -52.7% |
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