In May 2019, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $132,500 - a 140.9% increase over the $55,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were eight homes sold in Fairbury in May 2018.
The median sales tax in Fairbury for 2019 was $2,242. In 2018, the median sales tax was $2,421. This marks an decrease of 7.4%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.7%.
The following table compares Fairbury to other Livingston County cities in May 2019:
| City | May 2019 Home Sales | May 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2019 Median Sales Price | May 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbury | 6 | 8 | -25% | $132,500 | $55,000 | 140.9% |
| Dwight | 5 | 5 | 0% | $125,000 | $78,000 | 60.3% |
| Forrest | 3 | 1 | 200% | $121,000 | $435,000 | -72.2% |
| Flanagan | 3 | 3 | 0% | $114,500 | $33,600 | 240.8% |
| Cullom | 1 | 1 | 0% | $110,000 | $109,000 | 0.9% |
| Pontiac | 15 | 21 | -28.6% | $82,500 | $92,000 | -10.3% |
| Odell | 2 | 1 | 100% | $65,811.50 | $94,900 | -30.7% |
| Streator | 1 | 0 | - | $46,000 | $0 | - |
| Saunemin | 1 | 0 | - | $20,000 | $0 | - |
| Cornell | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $4,000 | -100% |
| Chatsworth | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
Alerts Sign-up