In September 2018, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $96,000 - a 233.9% increase over the $28,751 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in Amboy in September 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 September 2018.
The following table compares Amboy to other Lee County cities in September 2018:
| City | Sept. 2018 Home Sales | Sept. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra | 2 | 5 | -60% | $272,000 | $133,200 | 104.2% |
| Nachusa | 1 | 1 | 0% | $198,000 | $40,000 | 395% |
| Paw Paw | 5 | 4 | 25% | $135,000 | $97,000 | 39.2% |
| Nelson | 1 | 1 | 0% | $129,900 | $23,000 | 464.8% |
| Sublette | 3 | 0 | - | $118,000 | $0 | - |
| Amboy | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $96,000 | $28,751 | 233.9% |
| Dixon | 38 | 25 | 52% | $85,200 | $94,000 | -9.4% |
| Franklin Grove | 5 | 0 | - | $84,500 | $0 | - |
| Ashton | 3 | 3 | 0% | $55,000 | $51,000 | 7.8% |
| Compton | 2 | 0 | - | $44,500 | $0 | - |
| Lee | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| West Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Harmon | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $5,000 | -100% |
| Steward | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $686,000 | -100% |
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