The median sale price of a home sold in the third quarter of 2021 in Lerna rose by $3,550 while total sales remained unchanged with six homes sold, according to BlockShopper.com.
From July through September of 2021, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $186,500 – a 1.9% increase over the $182,950 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in Lerna in the third quarter of 2020, as well.
The median sales tax in Lerna for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,745, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Lerna to other Coles County cities in the third quarter of 2021:
| City | July – Sept. 2021 Home Sales | July – Sept. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July – Sept. 2021 Median Sales Price | July – Sept. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerna | 6 | 6 | 0% | $186,500 | $182,950 | 1.9% |
| Ashmore | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $162,500 | $83,000 | 95.8% |
| Charleston | 92 | 105 | -12.4% | $115,750 | $125,000 | -7.4% |
| Mattoon | 121 | 104 | 16.3% | $85,000 | $87,000 | -2.3% |
| Oakland | 8 | 10 | -20% | $81,750 | $94,500 | -13.5% |
| Humboldt | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $63,000 | $107,000 | -41.1% |
