In January 2021, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $101,500 - a 26.8% decrease over the $138,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 14 homes sold in Amherst in January 2020.
The median sales tax in Amherst for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $2,507, approximately 2.5% of the median home sale price for January 2021.
The following table compares Amherst to other Lorain County cities with similar median sale prices in January 2021:
| City | Jan. 2021 Home Sales | Jan. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton | 5 | 12 | -58.3% | $260,000 | $155,950 | 66.7% |
| Avon Lake | 2 | 28 | -92.9% | $245,000 | $226,000 | 8.4% |
| LaGrange | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $185,000 | $255,000 | -27.5% |
| Laporte | 1 | 2 | -50% | $172,200 | $173,750 | -0.9% |
| North Ridgeville | 1 | 30 | -96.7% | $160,000 | $157,250 | 1.7% |
| Amherst | 2 | 14 | -85.7% | $101,500 | $138,750 | -26.8% |
| Penfield Junction | 1 | 0 | - | $101,000 | $0 | - |
| Elyria | 10 | 85 | -88.2% | $87,911 | $75,000 | 17.2% |
| Vermilion | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $70,000 | $76,877 | -8.9% |
| Pheasant Run | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $64,000 | $113,000 | -43.4% |
| Lorain | 19 | 87 | -78.2% | $60,000 | $53,000 | 13.2% |
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