From January through December of 2019, there were 238 homes sold, with a median sale price of $117,700 - a 17.7% increase over the $100,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 239 homes sold in Mount Vernon in 2018.
The median sales tax in Mount Vernon for 2019 was $1,259. In 2018, the median sales tax was $1,257. This marks an increase of 0.2%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.1%.
The following table compares Mount Vernon to other Knox County cities in 2019:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gambier | 6 | 8 | -25% | $211,250 | $196,500 | 7.5% |
| Apple Valley | 150 | 197 | -23.9% | $180,000 | $159,000 | 13.2% |
| Centerburg | 22 | 23 | -4.3% | $149,950 | $159,000 | -5.7% |
| Mount Vernon | 238 | 239 | -0.4% | $117,700 | $100,000 | 17.7% |
| Fredericktown | 59 | 44 | 34.1% | $115,000 | $107,415 | 7.1% |
| Danville | 23 | 13 | 76.9% | $75,500 | $73,500 | 2.7% |
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