From January through December of 2020, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $30,000 - a 28.6% decrease over the $42,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 11 homes sold in Bowen in 2019.
The median sales tax in Bowen for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $732, approximately 2.4% of the median home sale price for 2020.
The following table compares Bowen to other Hancock County cities in 2020:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Harpe | 13 | 15 | -13.3% | $95,750 | $53,000 | 80.7% |
| Hamilton | 57 | 37 | 54.1% | $90,000 | $80,000 | 12.5% |
| Nauvoo | 23 | 14 | 64.3% | $89,500 | $65,000 | 37.7% |
| Augusta | 9 | 13 | -30.8% | $75,000 | $26,000 | 188.5% |
| Warsaw | 20 | 31 | -35.5% | $70,500 | $56,750 | 24.2% |
| Carthage | 51 | 38 | 34.2% | $67,000 | $57,725 | 16.1% |
| Bowen | 5 | 11 | -54.5% | $30,000 | $42,000 | -28.6% |
| Plymouth | 6 | 4 | 50% | $17,750 | $4,700 | 277.7% |
| Dallas City | 17 | 12 | 41.7% | $16,500 | $23,400 | -29.5% |
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