From January through December of 2017, there were 41 homes sold, with a median sale price of $55,000 - a 17% decrease over the $66,250 median sale price for the previous year. There were 34 homes sold in Carthage in 2016.
The median sales tax in Carthage for 2017 was $1,629. In 2016, the median sales tax was $1,608. This marks an increase of 1.3%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 3%.
The following table compares Carthage to other Hancock County cities in 2017:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 44 | 52 | -15.4% | $76,000 | $78,500 | -3.2% |
| Nauvoo | 21 | 10 | 110% | $75,000 | $78,000 | -3.8% |
| Dallas City | 6 | 14 | -57.1% | $67,500 | $38,950 | 73.3% |
| Warsaw | 17 | 29 | -41.4% | $67,500 | $40,000 | 68.8% |
| Carthage | 41 | 34 | 20.6% | $55,000 | $66,250 | -17% |
| La Harpe | 20 | 15 | 33.3% | $49,000 | $50,000 | -2% |
| Augusta | 6 | 17 | -64.7% | $37,250 | $60,000 | -37.9% |
| Plymouth | 4 | 15 | -73.3% | $30,000 | $13,000 | 130.8% |
| Bowen | 8 | 12 | -33.3% | $29,500 | $20,000 | 47.5% |
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