From January through December of 2018, there were 74 homes sold, with a median sale price of $143,750 - a 16.4% increase over the $123,500 median sale price for the previous year. There were 133 homes sold in Oberlin in 2017.
The median sales tax in Oberlin for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,304, approximately 1.6% of the median home sale price for 2018.
The following table compares Oberlin to other Lorain County cities with similar median sales prices in 2018:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Station | 79 | 116 | -31.9% | $185,000 | $160,950 | 14.9% |
| North Ridgeville | 445 | 730 | -39% | $180,000 | $170,700 | 5.4% |
| Amherst | 175 | 296 | -40.9% | $154,900 | $144,700 | 7% |
| Grafton | 100 | 163 | -38.7% | $146,450 | $160,000 | -8.5% |
| Wellington | 101 | 142 | -28.9% | $145,000 | $127,500 | 13.7% |
| Oberlin | 74 | 133 | -44.4% | $143,750 | $123,500 | 16.4% |
| South Amherst | 25 | 31 | -19.4% | $138,000 | $90,000 | 53.3% |
| Brentwood Lake | 4 | 9 | -55.6% | $125,750 | $130,000 | -3.3% |
| Vermilion | 91 | 143 | -36.4% | $120,000 | $134,500 | -10.8% |
| Sheffield Lake | 133 | 171 | -22.2% | $107,900 | $90,000 | 19.9% |
| Elyria | 722 | 1,052 | -31.4% | $85,000 | $76,000 | 11.8% |
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