In August 2021, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $130,885 - a 30.9% increase over the $100,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in South Amherst in August 2020.
The median sales tax in South Amherst for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,712, approximately 1.3% of the median home sale price for August 2021.
The following table compares South Amherst to other Lorain County cities with similar median sale prices in August 2021:
| City | Aug. 2021 Home Sales | Aug. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2021 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | 24 | 26 | -7.7% | $180,000 | $207,500 | -13.3% |
| Oberlin | 14 | 10 | 40% | $175,000 | $200,500 | -12.7% |
| Eaton Estates | 4 | 2 | 100% | $144,900 | $139,000 | 4.2% |
| Sheffield Lake | 20 | 16 | 25% | $141,500 | $137,950 | 2.6% |
| Grafton | 11 | 11 | 0% | $138,000 | $230,000 | -40% |
| Vermilion | 21 | 15 | 40% | $134,900 | $115,000 | 17.3% |
| Elyria | 112 | 84 | 33.3% | $132,750 | $119,200 | 11.4% |
| South Amherst | 2 | 5 | -60% | $130,885 | $100,000 | 30.9% |
| Pheasant Run | 4 | 1 | 300% | $112,000 | $135,900 | -17.6% |
| Lorain | 161 | 109 | 47.7% | $98,000 | $69,900 | 40.2% |
| Penfield Junction | 2 | 1 | 100% | $74,500 | $115,000 | -35.2% |
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