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Prairie du Rocher home prices rise in the first half of 2018

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The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2018 in Prairie du Rocher rose by $33,940 while total sales increased by 50%, according to BlockShopper.com.

From January through June of 2018, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $60,190 - a 129.3% increase over the $26,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Prairie du Rocher in the first half of 2017.

The median sales tax in Prairie du Rocher for 2018 was $949. In 2017, the median sales tax was $945. This marks an increase of 0.4%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.6%.

The following table compares Prairie du Rocher to other Randolph County cities in the first half of 2018:

CityJan. - June 2018 Home SalesJan. - June 2017 Home Sales% change (Total Home Sales)Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales PriceJan. - June 2017 Median Sales Price% change (Median Sales Price)
Red Bud18180%$125,000$128,000-2.3%
Evansville51400%$80,000$85,000-5.9%
Steeleville151225%$80,000$79,0001.3%
Sparta1522-31.8%$79,000$63,75023.9%
Chester171421.4%$71,000$34,250107.3%
Prairie du Rocher3250%$60,190$26,250129.3%
Tilden24-50%$35,000$49,000-28.6%
Ellis Grove35-40%$29,700$55,000-46%
Baldwin21100%$25,550$23,00011.1%
Coulterville61500%$20,250$100,000-79.8%
Percy13-66.7%$3,000$25,000-88%

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