In January 2019, there were 15 homes sold, with a median sale price of $70,000 - a 24.3% decrease over the $92,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 14 homes sold in Mount Vernon in January 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 1.8%.
The following table compares Mount Vernon to other Knox County cities in January 2019:
| City | Jan. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerburg | 3 | 1 | 200% | $215,000 | $147,500 | 45.8% |
| Apple Valley | 8 | 8 | 0% | $184,500 | $132,500 | 39.2% |
| Fredericktown | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $122,000 | $114,250 | 6.8% |
| Mount Vernon | 15 | 14 | 7.1% | $70,000 | $92,500 | -24.3% |
| Danville | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $50,000 | -100% |
| Gambier | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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