In November 2021, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $77,250 - a 75.6% increase over the $44,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in Sparta in November 2020.
The median sales tax in Sparta for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,332, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for November 2021.
The following table compares Sparta to other Randolph County cities in November 2021:
| City | Nov. 2021 Home Sales | Nov. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Nov. 2021 Median Sales Price | Nov. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bud | 9 | 7 | 28.6% | $131,000 | $155,000 | -15.5% |
| Evansville | 2 | 0 | - | $98,000 | $0 | - |
| Steeleville | 4 | 2 | 100% | $89,000 | $53,000 | 67.9% |
| Sparta | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $77,250 | $44,000 | 75.6% |
| Chester | 6 | 5 | 20% | $55,500 | $43,900 | 26.4% |
| Percy | 2 | 1 | 100% | $36,000 | $24,500 | 46.9% |
| Prairie du Rocher | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $20,000 | -100% |
| Tilden | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Ellis Grove | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Baldwin | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Coulterville | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $79,500 | -100% |
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