From July through September of 2017, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $93,000 - a 35.6% decrease over the $144,300 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Lerna in the third quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Lerna for 2017 was $1,748.56. In 2016, the median sales tax was $1,785.10. This marks an decrease of 2%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.9%.
The following table compares Lerna to other Coles County cities in the third quarter of 2017:
| City | July - Sept. 2017 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 70 | 74 | -5.4% | $115,500 | $123,625 | -6.6% |
| Lerna | 6 | 3 | 100% | $93,000 | $144,300 | -35.6% |
| Oakland | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $83,000 | $30,000 | 176.7% |
| Ashmore | 4 | 4 | 0% | $78,750 | $76,500 | 2.9% |
| Mattoon | 104 | 105 | -1% | $75,000 | $76,300 | -1.7% |
| Humboldt | 3 | 1 | 200% | $55,000 | $111,000 | -50.5% |
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