In September 2020, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $76,500 - a 47.2% decrease over the $145,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 11 homes sold in Oberlin in September 2019.
The median sales tax in Oberlin for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $2,573, approximately 3.4% of the median home sale price for September 2020.
The following table compares Oberlin to other Lorain County cities with similar median sales prices in September 2020:
| City | Sept. 2020 Home Sales | Sept. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2020 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton | 2 | 14 | -85.7% | $219,351.50 | $177,500 | 23.6% |
| Amherst | 5 | 31 | -83.9% | $170,000 | $185,000 | -8.1% |
| Sheffield Lake | 3 | 22 | -86.4% | $169,500 | $119,000 | 42.4% |
| Wellington | 4 | 14 | -71.4% | $130,000 | $165,000 | -21.2% |
| Elyria | 23 | 97 | -76.3% | $126,500 | $99,400 | 27.3% |
| Penfield Junction | 1 | 0 | - | $107,000 | $0 | - |
| Columbia Station | 4 | 17 | -76.5% | $96,500 | $170,300 | -43.3% |
| Vermilion | 1 | 9 | -88.9% | $87,000 | $184,500 | -52.8% |
| Lorain | 15 | 106 | -85.8% | $81,000 | $63,900 | 26.8% |
| Oberlin | 2 | 11 | -81.8% | $76,500 | $145,000 | -47.2% |
| South Amherst | 1 | 5 | -80% | $40,000 | $125,000 | -68% |
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