In November 2020, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $179,000 - a 19.6% increase over the $149,659 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 26 homes sold in Amherst in November 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 November 2020.
The following table compares Amherst to other Lorain County cities with similar median sales prices in November 2020:
| City | Nov. 2020 Home Sales | Nov. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Nov. 2020 Median Sales Price | Nov. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon | 4 | 34 | -88.2% | $337,500 | $312,450 | 8% |
| Columbia Station | 2 | 10 | -80% | $329,700 | $156,450 | 110.7% |
| Vermilion | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $257,000 | $154,727.50 | 66.1% |
| Avon Lake | 12 | 36 | -66.7% | $223,750 | $203,000 | 10.2% |
| North Ridgeville | 11 | 63 | -82.5% | $187,500 | $201,500 | -6.9% |
| Amherst | 4 | 26 | -84.6% | $179,000 | $149,659 | 19.6% |
| South Amherst | 1 | 4 | -75% | $168,500 | $158,750 | 6.1% |
| LaGrange | 1 | 1 | 0% | $142,500 | $168,000 | -15.2% |
| Grafton | 2 | 11 | -81.8% | $107,500 | $120,000 | -10.4% |
| Elyria | 21 | 68 | -69.1% | $103,000 | $68,950 | 49.4% |
| Oberlin | 4 | 13 | -69.2% | $87,500 | $160,000 | -45.3% |
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