From October through December of 2021, there were 88 homes sold, with a median sale price of $205,000 - a 22% increase over the $168,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 69 homes sold in Amherst in the fourth quarter of 2020.
The median sales tax in Amherst for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $2,507, approximately 1.2% of the median home sale price for the fourth quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Amherst 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaGrange | 25 | 17 | 47.1% | $275,000 | $240,000 | 14.6% |
| Avon Lake | 110 | 139 | -20.9% | $250,000 | $284,250 | -12% |
| North Ridgeville | 166 | 206 | -19.4% | $233,750 | $209,900 | 11.4% |
| Oberlin | 30 | 35 | -14.3% | $219,500 | $132,000 | 66.3% |
| Sheffield | 15 | 17 | -11.8% | $215,500 | $247,000 | -12.8% |
| Amherst | 88 | 69 | 27.5% | $205,000 | $168,000 | 22% |
| South Amherst | 8 | 10 | -20% | $197,950 | $170,750 | 15.9% |
| Grafton | 34 | 31 | 9.7% | $186,250 | $203,000 | -8.3% |
| Columbia Station | 43 | 30 | 43.3% | $185,000 | $274,450 | -32.6% |
| Laporte | 1 | 0 | - | $155,000 | $0 | - |
| Sheffield Lake | 61 | 34 | 79.4% | $155,000 | $126,250 | 22.8% |
Alerts Sign-up