In August 2020, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $100,000 - a 13.4% decrease over the $115,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in South Amherst in August 2019.
The median sales tax in South Amherst for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,712, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for August 2020.
The following table compares South Amherst to other Lorain County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2020:
| City | Aug. 2020 Home Sales | Aug. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2020 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood Lake | 1 | 1 | 0% | $180,000 | $150,000 | 20% |
| Wellington | 11 | 13 | -15.4% | $150,000 | $140,500 | 6.8% |
| Eaton Estates | 2 | 2 | 0% | $139,000 | $110,000 | 26.4% |
| Sheffield Lake | 16 | 19 | -15.8% | $137,950 | $103,000 | 33.9% |
| Pheasant Run | 1 | 4 | -75% | $135,900 | $105,000 | 29.4% |
| Elyria | 84 | 108 | -22.2% | $119,200 | $102,500 | 16.3% |
| Penfield Junction | 1 | 0 | - | $115,000 | $0 | - |
| Vermilion | 15 | 13 | 15.4% | $115,000 | $175,000 | -34.3% |
| South Amherst | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $100,000 | $115,500 | -13.4% |
| Lorain | 109 | 96 | 13.5% | $69,900 | $73,600 | -5% |
| Coonville | 1 | 1 | 0% | $66,000 | $59,100 | 11.7% |
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