In October 2019, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $55,500 - a 43% decrease over the $97,450 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Altona in October 2018, as well.
The median sales tax in Altona for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,375, approximately 2.5% of the median home sale price for October 2019.
The following table compares Altona to other Knox County cities in October 2019:
| City | Oct. 2019 Home Sales | Oct. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2019 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Run | 6 | 5 | 20% | $232,500 | $278,000 | -16.4% |
| Williamsfield | 3 | 2 | 50% | $95,000 | $71,500 | 32.9% |
| Galesburg | 36 | 47 | -23.4% | $72,500 | $72,000 | 0.7% |
| Knoxville | 6 | 5 | 20% | $68,750 | $87,500 | -21.4% |
| Abingdon | 6 | 2 | 200% | $61,250 | $71,250 | -14% |
| Oneida | 1 | 4 | -75% | $60,000 | $91,750 | -34.6% |
| Altona | 2 | 2 | 0% | $55,500 | $97,450 | -43% |
| Wataga | 3 | 3 | 0% | $46,000 | $77,000 | -40.3% |
| Yates City | 1 | 2 | -50% | $27,500 | $76,500 | -64.1% |
| Maquon | 2 | 0 | - | $26,500 | $0 | - |
| East Galesburg | 1 | 2 | -50% | $19,500 | $56,000 | -65.2% |
| Rio | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Gilson | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Henderson | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Dahinda | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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