In December 2018, there were 12 homes sold, with a median sale price of $136,250 - a 14.3% increase over the $119,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Oberlin in December 2017.
The median sales tax in Oberlin for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,304, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for December 2018.
The following table compares Oberlin to other Lorain County cities with similar median sales prices in December 2018:
| City | Dec. 2018 Home Sales | Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | 17 | 21 | -19% | $174,000 | $142,000 | 22.5% |
| North Ridgeville | 33 | 34 | -2.9% | $170,000 | $174,500 | -2.6% |
| Grafton | 9 | 8 | 12.5% | $154,000 | $158,000 | -2.5% |
| South Amherst | 3 | 5 | -40% | $150,000 | $155,000 | -3.2% |
| Sheffield | 5 | 1 | 400% | $145,000 | $245,000 | -40.8% |
| Oberlin | 12 | 4 | 200% | $136,250 | $119,250 | 14.3% |
| Columbia Station | 8 | 6 | 33.3% | $132,500 | $128,060 | 3.5% |
| Sheffield Lake | 16 | 9 | 77.8% | $123,750 | $110,500 | 12% |
| Elyria | 74 | 70 | 5.7% | $100,900 | $62,500 | 61.4% |
| Penfield Junction | 1 | 0 | - | $87,500 | $0 | - |
| Lorain | 75 | 65 | 15.4% | $65,000 | $52,000 | 25% |
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