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In May 2020, there were 27 homes sold, with a median sale price of $175,000 - a 4.1% decrease over the $182,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 35 homes sold in Amherst in May 2019.
The median sales tax in Amherst for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $2,507, approximately 1.4% of the median home sale price for May 2020.
The following table compares 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Ridgeville | 41 | 77 | -46.8% | $227,000 | $197,500 | 14.9% |
| 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% |
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