In May 2020, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $159,900 - a 109.7% increase over the $76,245 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in South Amherst in May 2019.
The median sales tax in South Amherst for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,712, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for May 2020.
The following table compares South Amherst to other Lorain County cities with similar median sales prices in May 2020:
| City | May 2020 Home Sales | May 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2020 Median Sales Price | May 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Lake | 30 | 58 | -48.3% | $212,500 | $220,000 | -3.4% |
| Columbia Station | 19 | 20 | -5% | $200,000 | $167,450 | 19.4% |
| Grafton | 11 | 18 | -38.9% | $200,000 | $168,000 | 19% |
| Oberlin | 11 | 16 | -31.3% | $187,900 | $120,000 | 56.6% |
| Amherst | 27 | 35 | -22.9% | $175,000 | $182,500 | -4.1% |
| South Amherst | 7 | 2 | 250% | $159,900 | $76,245 | 109.7% |
| Sheffield Lake | 12 | 11 | 9.1% | $144,750 | $122,000 | 18.6% |
| Wellington | 10 | 9 | 11.1% | $130,500 | $170,000 | -23.2% |
| Vermilion | 6 | 18 | -66.7% | $127,700 | $135,000 | -5.4% |
| Laporte | 1 | 1 | 0% | $124,900 | $45,000 | 177.6% |
| Eaton Estates | 2 | 2 | 0% | $107,500 | $96,250 | 11.7% |
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