From January through December of 2018, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $30,500 - a 27.4% decrease over the $42,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were three homes sold in Compton in 2017, as well.
The median sales tax in Compton for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,135, approximately 7% of the median home sale price for 2018.
The following table compares Compton to other Lee County cities with similar median sales prices in 2018:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steward | 6 | 8 | -25% | $131,500 | $187,250 | -29.8% |
| Sublette | 11 | 4 | 175% | $130,750 | $90,000 | 45.3% |
| Paw Paw | 25 | 24 | 4.2% | $129,000 | $92,750 | 39.1% |
| Amboy | 46 | 47 | -2.1% | $91,000 | $80,000 | 13.8% |
| Dixon | 264 | 292 | -9.6% | $81,500 | $79,500 | 2.5% |
| Nelson | 2 | 5 | -60% | $81,450 | $61,000 | 33.5% |
| Franklin Grove | 22 | 25 | -12% | $75,600 | $68,000 | 11.2% |
| Ashton | 27 | 18 | 50% | $75,000 | $85,500 | -12.3% |
| Nachusa | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $63,500 | $38,950 | 63% |
| Harmon | 4 | 4 | 0% | $33,500 | $64,500 | -48.1% |
| Compton | 3 | 3 | 0% | $30,500 | $42,000 | -27.4% |
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