From April through June of 2019, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $46,500 - a 53.5% decrease over the $100,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 45 homes sold in Peru in the second quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in Peru for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,143, approximately 4.6% of the median home sale price for the second quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Peru to other LaSalle County cities in the second quarter of 2019:
| City | Apr. - June 2019 Home Sales | Apr. - June 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | Apr. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Holiday | 4 | 42 | -90.5% | $211,500 | $203,500 | 3.9% |
| Leland | 1 | 9 | -88.9% | $173,000 | $173,000 | 0% |
| Earlville | 1 | 9 | -88.9% | $155,000 | $72,500 | 113.8% |
| Marseilles | 6 | 37 | -83.8% | $153,500 | $105,000 | 46.2% |
| Ottawa | 10 | 116 | -91.4% | $128,750 | $114,500 | 12.4% |
| Serena | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $128,000 | $150,000 | -14.7% |
| Mendota | 1 | 20 | -95% | $87,000 | $83,750 | 3.9% |
| LaSalle | 4 | 38 | -89.5% | $62,250 | $75,500 | -17.5% |
| Oglesby | 4 | 16 | -75% | $54,250 | $118,500 | -54.2% |
| Peru | 2 | 45 | -95.6% | $46,500 | $100,000 | -53.5% |
| Streator | 8 | 52 | -84.6% | $35,000 | $52,700 | -33.6% |
| Ransom | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $80,000 | -100% |
| Sheridan | 0 | 10 | -100% | $0 | $220,000 | -100% |
| Lostant | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $86,500 | -100% |
| Tonica | 0 | 5 | -100% | $0 | $73,500 | -100% |
| Grand Ridge | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $75,500 | -100% |
| Millington | 0 | 4 | -100% | $0 | $120,500 | -100% |
| Sandwich | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $347,500 | -100% |
| Cedar Point | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $65,000 | -100% |
| Somonauk | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $195,000 | -100% |
| Seneca | 0 | 14 | -100% | $0 | $152,500 | -100% |
| North Utica | 0 | 8 | -100% | $0 | $192,750 | -100% |
| Dayton | 0 | 4 | -100% | $0 | $155,250 | -100% |
| Rutland | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $11,388.50 | -100% |
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