From October through December of 2021, there were 416 homes sold, with a median sale price of $92,000 - a 15% increase over the $80,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 375 homes sold in Lorain in the fourth quarter of 2020.
The median sales tax in Lorain for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,358, approximately 1.5% of the median home sale price for the fourth quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Lorain to other Lorain County cities with similar median sale prices in the fourth quarter of 2021:
| City | Oct. - Dec. 2021 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laporte | 1 | 0 | - | $155,000 | $0 | - |
| Sheffield Lake | 61 | 34 | 79.4% | $155,000 | $126,250 | 22.8% |
| Wellington | 48 | 34 | 41.2% | $153,500 | $197,500 | -22.3% |
| Vermilion | 38 | 44 | -13.6% | $149,450 | $167,500 | -10.8% |
| Eaton Estates | 10 | 6 | 66.7% | $132,600 | $122,250 | 8.5% |
| Elyria | 333 | 304 | 9.5% | $130,000 | $115,000 | 13% |
| Coonville | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $121,250 | $39,000 | 210.9% |
| Pheasant Run | 12 | 15 | -20% | $101,250 | $143,000 | -29.2% |
| Penfield Junction | 1 | 5 | -80% | $101,000 | $76,900 | 31.3% |
| Lorain | 416 | 375 | 10.9% | $92,000 | $80,000 | 15% |
| Vincent | 7 | 4 | 75% | $58,000 | $86,000 | -32.6% |
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