From January through March of 2019, there were nine homes sold, with a median sale price of $72,700 - a 59.3% increase over the $45,650 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Sparta in the first quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in Sparta for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,346, approximately 1.9% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Sparta to other Randolph County cities in the first quarter of 2019:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bud | 12 | 2 | 500% | $99,500 | $105,000 | -5.2% |
| Chester | 8 | 3 | 166.7% | $83,500 | $115,000 | -27.4% |
| Coulterville | 2 | 2 | 0% | $79,450 | $33,118.50 | 139.9% |
| Steeleville | 4 | 2 | 100% | $77,450 | $152,750 | -49.3% |
| Sparta | 9 | 4 | 125% | $72,700 | $45,650 | 59.3% |
| Tilden | 2 | 0 | - | $57,500 | $0 | - |
| Percy | 2 | 1 | 100% | $22,500 | $3,000 | 650% |
| Baldwin | 1 | 0 | - | $21,000 | $0 | - |
| Prairie du Rocher | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Evansville | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Ellis Grove | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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