In December 2018, there were 17 homes sold, with a median sale price of $174,000 - a 22.5% increase over the $142,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 21 homes sold in Amherst in December 2017.
The median sales tax in Amherst for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,489, approximately 1.4% of the median home sale price for December 2018.
The following table compares Amherst 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon | 23 | 16 | 43.8% | $264,900 | $243,500 | 8.8% |
| Avon Lake | 32 | 17 | 88.2% | $226,000 | $190,000 | 18.9% |
| Wellington | 8 | 10 | -20% | $199,000 | $139,000 | 43.2% |
| LaGrange | 5 | 5 | 0% | $193,000 | $158,000 | 22.2% |
| 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% |
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