In August 2021, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $132,500 - a 76.7% increase over the $75,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Carthage in August 2020.
The median sales tax in Carthage for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,547, approximately 1.2% of the median home sale price for August 2021.
The following table compares Carthage to other Hancock County cities in August 2021:
| City | Aug. 2021 Home Sales | Aug. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2021 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 4 | 6 | -33.3% | $138,500 | $70,000 | 97.9% |
| Carthage | 4 | 5 | -20% | $132,500 | $75,000 | 76.7% |
| Nauvoo | 5 | 4 | 25% | $85,000 | $138,000 | -38.4% |
| Warsaw | 2 | 5 | -60% | $74,450 | $86,000 | -13.4% |
| Dallas City | 1 | 1 | 0% | $65,000 | $7,500 | 766.7% |
| Bowen | 1 | 0 | - | $46,000 | $0 | - |
| Plymouth | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $17,500 | -100% |
| Augusta | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| La Harpe | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $124,000 | -100% |
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