The median sale price of a home sold in the fourth quarter of 2019 in Morris rose by $17,000 while total sales increased by 9.8%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From October through December of 2019, there were 67 homes sold, with a median sale price of $192,000 – a 9.7% increase over the $175,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 61 homes sold in Morris in the fourth quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in Morris for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $3,998, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for the fourth quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Morris to other Grundy County cities in the fourth quarter of 2019:
| City | Oct. – Dec. 2019 Home Sales | Oct. – Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. – Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | Oct. – Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon North | 3 | 2 | 50% | $244,000 | $199,950 | 22% |
| Minooka | 37 | 46 | -19.6% | $195,000 | $176,750 | 10.3% |
| Morris | 67 | 61 | 9.8% | $192,000 | $175,000 | 9.7% |
| Diamond | 7 | 9 | -22.2% | $187,000 | $203,000 | -7.9% |
| Channahon | 6 | 15 | -60% | $186,750 | $245,000 | -23.8% |
| Coal City | 36 | 35 | 2.9% | $161,500 | $144,000 | 12.2% |
| Braceville | 2 | 5 | -60% | $147,750 | $96,000 | 53.9% |
| Mazon | 4 | 8 | -50% | $127,500 | $136,500 | -6.6% |
| South Wilmington | 3 | 5 | -40% | $116,500 | $133,500 | -12.7% |
| Carbon Hill | 1 | 2 | -50% | $108,750 | $145,650 | -25.3% |
| Gardner | 4 | 5 | -20% | $95,662.50 | $110,000 | -13% |
| Verona | 0 | 0 | – | $0 | $0 | – |
