From January through March of 2021, there were 41 homes sold, with a median sale price of $124,000 - a 12.7% increase over the $110,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 46 homes sold in Mount Vernon in the first quarter of 2020.
The median sales tax in Mount Vernon for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,259, approximately 1% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Mount Vernon to other Knox County cities in the first quarter of 2021:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2021 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danville | 2 | 0 | - | $188,750 | $0 | - |
| Apple Valley | 31 | 23 | 34.8% | $170,000 | $192,000 | -11.5% |
| Gambier | 1 | 2 | -50% | $165,000 | $148,500 | 11.1% |
| Fredericktown | 12 | 9 | 33.3% | $149,137.50 | $99,990 | 49.2% |
| Centerburg | 4 | 5 | -20% | $140,000 | $130,000 | 7.7% |
| Mount Vernon | 41 | 46 | -10.9% | $124,000 | $110,000 | 12.7% |
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