From January through June of 2019, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $74,750 - a 19.2% decrease over the $92,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Altona in the first half of 2018.
The median sales tax in Altona for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,348, approximately 1.8% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2019.
The following table compares Altona to other Knox County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2019:
| City | Jan. - June 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilson | 2 | 2 | 0% | $120,000 | $211,250 | -43.2% |
| Oneida | 3 | 3 | 0% | $117,000 | $100,000 | 17% |
| Williamsfield | 6 | 8 | -25% | $91,000 | $36,000 | 152.8% |
| East Galesburg | 4 | 5 | -20% | $82,500 | $74,000 | 11.5% |
| Knoxville | 21 | 21 | 0% | $80,000 | $100,000 | -20% |
| Altona | 4 | 2 | 100% | $74,750 | $92,500 | -19.2% |
| Wataga | 7 | 4 | 75% | $74,043 | $69,250 | 6.9% |
| Galesburg | 160 | 265 | -39.6% | $74,000 | $64,000 | 15.6% |
| Maquon | 2 | 0 | - | $69,250 | $0 | - |
| Abingdon | 26 | 30 | -13.3% | $54,687.50 | $40,400 | 35.4% |
| Yates City | 8 | 3 | 166.7% | $42,500 | $120,000 | -64.6% |
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