From January through December of 2019, there were 801 homes sold, with a median sale price of $144,900 - a 4.8% increase over the $138,250 median sale price for the previous year. There were 742 homes sold in Painesville in 2018.
The median sales tax in Painesville for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $4,253, approximately 2.9% of the median home sale price for 2019.
The following table compares Painesville to other Lake County cities with similar median sales prices in 2019:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentor | 889 | 937 | -5.1% | $163,000 | $157,000 | 3.8% |
| Madison | 144 | 135 | 6.7% | $158,500 | $137,000 | 15.7% |
| Lane | 10 | 2 | 400% | $155,500 | $118,000 | 31.8% |
| Willoughby | 343 | 353 | -2.8% | $147,000 | $145,000 | 1.4% |
| Timberlake | 9 | 17 | -47.1% | $146,000 | $120,000 | 21.7% |
| Painesville | 801 | 742 | 8% | $144,900 | $138,250 | 4.8% |
| Mentor-on-the-Lake | 113 | 112 | 0.9% | $133,725 | $134,950 | -0.9% |
| Willowick | 271 | 272 | -0.4% | $120,000 | $116,900 | 2.7% |
| North Madison | 146 | 194 | -24.7% | $115,400 | $114,100 | 1.1% |
| Wickliffe | 271 | 286 | -5.2% | $115,000 | $102,000 | 12.7% |
| Eastlake | 296 | 274 | 8% | $112,900 | $100,000 | 12.9% |
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