From January through June of 2017, there were 14 homes sold, with a median sale price of $69,045 - a 28.8% decrease over the $97,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 11 homes sold in South Amherst in the first half of 2016.
The median sales tax in South Amherst for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $1,564, approximately 2.3% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2017.
The following table compares South Amherst to other Lorain County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2017:
| City | Jan. - June 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermilion | 57 | 50 | 14% | $112,000 | $143,500 | -22% |
| Pheasant Run | 17 | 7 | 142.9% | $108,500 | $46,000 | 135.9% |
| Laporte | 4 | 0 | - | $94,500 | $0 | - |
| Sheffield Lake | 89 | 50 | 78% | $85,500 | $82,500 | 3.6% |
| Elyria | 473 | 289 | 63.7% | $75,000 | $79,900 | -6.1% |
| South Amherst | 14 | 11 | 27.3% | $69,044.50 | $97,000 | -28.8% |
| Penfield Junction | 8 | 2 | 300% | $61,000 | $84,750 | -28% |
| Lorain | 476 | 305 | 56.1% | $60,000 | $57,000 | 5.3% |
| Eaton Estates | 17 | 10 | 70% | $45,000 | $79,000 | -43% |
| Vincent | 6 | 2 | 200% | $32,599.50 | $37,500 | -13.1% |
| Coonville | 3 | 1 | 200% | $28,000 | $68,500 | -59.1% |
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