In September 2019, there were 28 homes sold, with a median sale price of $105,000 - a 40.5% increase over the $74,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 18 homes sold in Peru in September 2018.
The median sales tax in Peru for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,143, approximately 2% of the median home sale price for September 2019.
The following table compares Peru to other LaSalle County cities with similar median sales prices in September 2019:
| City | Sept. 2019 Home Sales | Sept. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marseilles | 15 | 9 | 66.7% | $128,500 | $94,000 | 36.7% |
| Ottawa | 31 | 19 | 63.2% | $125,000 | $142,000 | -12% |
| Seneca | 5 | 2 | 150% | $125,000 | $205,000 | -39% |
| Millington | 2 | 1 | 100% | $123,000 | $142,000 | -13.4% |
| Mendota | 10 | 14 | -28.6% | $105,000 | $121,000 | -13.2% |
| Peru | 28 | 18 | 55.6% | $105,000 | $74,750 | 40.5% |
| Grand Ridge | 4 | 1 | 300% | $102,750 | $50,000 | 105.5% |
| LaSalle | 15 | 13 | 15.4% | $79,900 | $56,000 | 42.7% |
| Lostant | 1 | 1 | 0% | $66,000 | $20,000 | 230% |
| Oglesby | 4 | 4 | 0% | $60,000 | $79,000 | -24.1% |
| Streator | 28 | 23 | 21.7% | $48,250 | $58,000 | -16.8% |
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