In May 2019, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $77,500 - a 8.4% increase over the $71,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Sparta in May 2018.
The median sales tax in Sparta for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,346, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for May 2019.
The following table compares Sparta to other Randolph County cities in May 2019:
| City | May 2019 Home Sales | May 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2019 Median Sales Price | May 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bud | 3 | 6 | -50% | $171,000 | $154,500 | 10.7% |
| Chester | 2 | 7 | -71.4% | $151,500 | $60,000 | 152.5% |
| Steeleville | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $82,500 | $80,000 | 3.1% |
| Sparta | 3 | 2 | 50% | $77,500 | $71,500 | 8.4% |
| Evansville | 2 | 1 | 100% | $69,250 | $195,000 | -64.5% |
| Coulterville | 1 | 2 | -50% | $45,821 | $14,250 | 221.6% |
| Percy | 1 | 0 | - | $35,000 | $0 | - |
| Ellis Grove | 1 | 1 | 0% | $10,666 | $2,500 | 326.6% |
| Prairie du Rocher | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $53,000 | -100% |
| Tilden | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Baldwin | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $25,550 | -100% |
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