From October through December of 2017, there were 74 homes sold, with a median sale price of $142,500 - a 3.2% decrease over the $147,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 60 homes sold in Amherst in the fourth quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Amherst for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,489, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for the fourth quarter of 2017.
The following table compares Amherst to other Lorain County cities with similar median sales prices in the fourth quarter of 2017:
| City | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood Lake | 2 | 1 | 100% | $167,450 | $129,500 | 29.3% |
| Columbia Station | 26 | 15 | 73.3% | $165,700 | $152,775 | 8.5% |
| LaGrange | 17 | 8 | 112.5% | $158,000 | $230,500 | -31.5% |
| South Amherst | 9 | 6 | 50% | $155,000 | $88,837.50 | 74.5% |
| Sheffield | 14 | 8 | 75% | $145,500 | $217,750 | -33.2% |
| Amherst | 74 | 60 | 23.3% | $142,500 | $147,250 | -3.2% |
| Vermilion | 44 | 15 | 193.3% | $135,700 | $125,000 | 8.6% |
| Wellington | 28 | 21 | 33.3% | $134,000 | $130,000 | 3.1% |
| Oberlin | 31 | 22 | 40.9% | $120,000 | $83,000 | 44.6% |
| Eaton Estates | 3 | 10 | -70% | $103,500 | $66,500 | 55.6% |
| Sheffield Lake | 34 | 27 | 25.9% | $103,500 | $90,000 | 15% |
Alerts Sign-up