The median sale price of a home sold in the second half of 2019 in Gardner fell by $33,088 while total sales decreased by 20%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From July through December of 2019, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $95,663 – a 25.7% decrease over the $128,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 10 homes sold in Gardner in the second half of 2018.
The median sales tax in Gardner for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $2,942, approximately 3.1% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2019.
The following table compares Gardner to other Grundy County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2019:
| City | July – Dec. 2019 Home Sales | July – Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July – Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | July – Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon North | 3 | 3 | 0% | $244,000 | $249,900 | -2.4% |
| Minooka | 96 | 106 | -9.4% | $203,050 | $194,250 | 4.5% |
| Morris | 158 | 145 | 9% | $194,000 | $183,000 | 6% |
| Diamond | 18 | 20 | -10% | $185,561.50 | $196,250 | -5.4% |
| Coal City | 71 | 66 | 7.6% | $168,000 | $143,500 | 17.1% |
| Braceville | 2 | 9 | -77.8% | $147,750 | $129,000 | 14.5% |
| Verona | 2 | 4 | -50% | $136,250 | $250,500 | -45.6% |
| Mazon | 13 | 16 | -18.8% | $130,000 | $141,000 | -7.8% |
| South Wilmington | 8 | 9 | -11.1% | $120,750 | $109,900 | 9.9% |
| Carbon Hill | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $99,375 | $121,300 | -18.1% |
| Gardner | 8 | 10 | -20% | $95,662.50 | $128,750 | -25.7% |
