In March 2020, there were 15 homes sold, with a median sale price of $90,000 - a 32.8% decrease over the $133,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 11 homes sold in Peru in March 2019.
The median sales tax in Peru for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $2,188, approximately 2.4% of the median home sale price for March 2020.
The following table compares Peru to other LaSalle County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2020:
| City | Mar. 2020 Home Sales | Mar. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2020 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonica | 1 | 0 | - | $155,000 | $0 | - |
| Leland | 2 | 1 | 100% | $154,250 | $343,000 | -55% |
| North Utica | 2 | 0 | - | $151,500 | $0 | - |
| Grand Ridge | 1 | 2 | -50% | $128,500 | $62,500 | 105.6% |
| LaSalle | 9 | 6 | 50% | $110,000 | $100,750 | 9.2% |
| Ottawa | 23 | 20 | 15% | $106,500 | $88,500 | 20.3% |
| Peru | 15 | 11 | 36.4% | $90,000 | $133,900 | -32.8% |
| Mendota | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $89,500 | $61,000 | 46.7% |
| Oglesby | 3 | 0 | - | $78,000 | $0 | - |
| Earlville | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $74,000 | $135,000 | -45.2% |
| Streator | 17 | 20 | -15% | $44,000 | $55,750 | -21.1% |
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