In September 2017, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $133,200 - a 11% increase over the $120,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were eight homes sold in Palmyra in September 2016.
The median sales tax in Palmyra for 2017 was $3,700. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,539. This marks an increase of 4.5%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.8%.
The following table compares Palmyra to other Lee County cities in September 2017:
| City | Sept. 2017 Home Sales | Sept. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steward | 2 | 1 | 100% | $686,000 | $19,500 | 3417.9% |
| Palmyra | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $133,200 | $120,000 | 11% |
| Paw Paw | 4 | 2 | 100% | $97,000 | $67,500 | 43.7% |
| Dixon | 25 | 22 | 13.6% | $94,000 | $42,750 | 119.9% |
| Ashton | 3 | 4 | -25% | $51,000 | $43,750 | 16.6% |
| Nachusa | 1 | 2 | -50% | $40,000 | $18,750 | 113.3% |
| Amboy | 6 | 2 | 200% | $28,751 | $19,750 | 45.6% |
| Nelson | 1 | 0 | - | $23,000 | $0 | - |
| Harmon | 1 | 0 | - | $5,000 | $0 | - |
| Sublette | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Franklin Grove | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Lee | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $10,000 | -100% |
| West Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Compton | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $63,000 | -100% |
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