In January 2018, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $86,500 - a 38.5% increase over the $62,450 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Ashton in January 2017, as well.
The median sales tax in Ashton for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,226, approximately 2.6% of the median home sale price for January 2018.
The following table compares Ashton to other Lee County cities in January 2018:
| City | Jan. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amboy | 2 | 4 | -50% | $866,250 | $154,000 | 462.5% |
| Palmyra | 3 | 1 | 200% | $137,000 | $73,500 | 86.4% |
| Dixon | 8 | 14 | -42.9% | $113,750 | $61,125 | 86.1% |
| Ashton | 2 | 2 | 0% | $86,500 | $62,450 | 38.5% |
| Nachusa | 1 | 1 | 0% | $63,500 | $327,000 | -80.6% |
| Steward | 1 | 2 | -50% | $10,500 | $151,200 | -93.1% |
| Sublette | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $33,000 | -100% |
| Franklin Grove | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Lee | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $58,000 | -100% |
| West Brooklyn | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $27,750 | -100% |
| Compton | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Harmon | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $400,000 | -100% |
| Paw Paw | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $166,500 | -100% |
| Nelson | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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