From January through December of 2021, there were 176 homes sold, with a median sale price of $116,000 - a 21.5% increase over the $95,500 median sale price for the previous year. There were 163 homes sold in Peru in 2020.
The median sales tax in Peru for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $2,188, approximately 1.9% of the median home sale price for 2021.
The following table compares Peru to other LaSalle County cities with similar median sale prices in 2021:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2021 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca | 56 | 40 | 40% | $172,500 | $165,000 | 4.5% |
| Marseilles | 158 | 107 | 47.7% | $149,500 | $115,000 | 30% |
| Tonica | 10 | 14 | -28.6% | $140,000 | $104,250 | 34.3% |
| Earlville | 66 | 44 | 50% | $139,500 | $129,000 | 8.1% |
| Ottawa | 461 | 414 | 11.4% | $136,000 | $132,750 | 2.4% |
| Peru | 176 | 163 | 8% | $116,000 | $95,500 | 21.5% |
| Mendota | 150 | 102 | 47.1% | $110,500 | $100,000 | 10.5% |
| Grand Ridge | 14 | 10 | 40% | $107,500 | $118,250 | -9.1% |
| Oglesby | 83 | 67 | 23.9% | $105,000 | $110,000 | -4.5% |
| Lostant | 14 | 8 | 75% | $85,250 | $80,000 | 6.6% |
| LaSalle | 182 | 131 | 38.9% | $84,250 | $93,000 | -9.4% |
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