From July through December of 2018, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $81,250 - a 105.7% increase over the $39,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Stanford in the second half of 2017.
The median sales tax in Stanford for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,947, approximately 2.4% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2018.
The following table compares Stanford to other McLean County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2018:
| City | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Roy | 30 | 33 | -9.1% | $119,750 | $106,000 | 13% |
| Carlock | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $118,000 | $100,000 | 18% |
| McLean | 7 | 10 | -30% | $112,000 | $97,750 | 14.6% |
| Gridley | 15 | 12 | 25% | $95,750 | $127,900 | -25.1% |
| Colfax | 7 | 7 | 0% | $90,000 | $128,490 | -30% |
| Chenoa | 13 | 8 | 62.5% | $83,500 | $78,850 | 5.9% |
| Stanford | 6 | 5 | 20% | $81,250 | $39,500 | 105.7% |
| Arrowsmith | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $78,750 | $90,000 | -12.5% |
| Anchor | 1 | 1 | 0% | $65,000 | $83,500 | -22.2% |
| Saybrook | 3 | 5 | -40% | $55,000 | $40,000 | 37.5% |
| Bellflower | 3 | 5 | -40% | $24,000 | $80,000 | -70% |
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