In August 2018, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $99,000 - a 15.1% decrease over the $116,550 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Amboy in August 2017.
The median sales tax in Amboy for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,945, approximately 2% of the median home sale price for August 2018.
The following table compares Amboy to other Lee County cities in August 2018:
| City | Aug. 2018 Home Sales | Aug. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2018 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Grove | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $674,500 | $92,700 | 627.6% |
| Palmyra | 2 | 6 | -66.7% | $365,000 | $163,500 | 123.2% |
| Paw Paw | 1 | 1 | 0% | $266,000 | $68,500 | 288.3% |
| Sublette | 2 | 0 | - | $118,750 | $0 | - |
| Amboy | 7 | 5 | 40% | $99,000 | $116,550 | -15.1% |
| Dixon | 35 | 25 | 40% | $78,000 | $75,000 | 4% |
| Ashton | 2 | 0 | - | $62,500 | $0 | - |
| Lee | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| West Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Compton | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $10,000 | -100% |
| Harmon | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $90,000 | -100% |
| Nachusa | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $36,250 | -100% |
| Steward | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Nelson | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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