Canton Reporter

In December 2023, the median sale price of a home in Stark County rose by $4,000 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 8%, according to BlockShopper.com.

Data shows that there were 380 homes sold in December 2023, with a median sale price of $144,000 - a 2.9% increase over the $140,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 413 homes sold in Stark County in December 2022.

For context, the median sales tax in Stark County, based on the latest available data from 2018, was $3,160, which stands at 2.2% of December 2023's median home sale price.

The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in Stark County from December 2022 to December 2023.