From July through December of 2017, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $100,000 - a 42.9% increase over the $70,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in Woodson in the second half of 2016.
The median sales tax in Woodson for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $1,637, approximately 1.6% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2017.
The following table compares Woodson to other Morgan County cities in the second half of 2017:
| City | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodson | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $100,000 | $70,000 | 42.9% |
| South Jacksonville | 46 | 38 | 21.1% | $93,250 | $78,300 | 19.1% |
| Jacksonville | 151 | 204 | -26% | $85,900 | $80,500 | 6.7% |
| Murrayville | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | $63,500 | $57,000 | 11.4% |
| Meredosia | 15 | 6 | 150% | $47,500 | $23,500 | 102.1% |
| Waverly | 15 | 11 | 36.4% | $41,000 | $42,000 | -2.4% |
| Franklin | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | $40,000 | $97,500 | -59% |
| Concord | 2 | 1 | 100% | $18,000 | $37,400 | -51.9% |
| Chapin | 3 | 11 | -72.7% | $17,245 | $35,000 | -50.7% |
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