In June 2018, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $171,500 - a 5.2% increase over the $163,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Malta in June 2017.
The median sales tax in Malta for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $4,435, approximately 2.6% of the median home sale price for June 2018.
The following table compares Malta to other DeKalb County cities in June 2018:
| City | June 2018 Home Sales | June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | June 2018 Median Sales Price | June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinckley | 3 | 4 | -25% | $349,700 | $160,450 | 117.9% |
| Sandwich | 16 | 10 | 60% | $184,197 | $171,500 | 7.4% |
| Cortland | 16 | 11 | 45.5% | $177,500 | $175,000 | 1.4% |
| Malta | 2 | 4 | -50% | $171,500 | $163,000 | 5.2% |
| Sycamore | 50 | 43 | 16.3% | $169,500 | $171,200 | -1% |
| Genoa | 17 | 11 | 54.5% | $162,000 | $152,500 | 6.2% |
| Kingston | 4 | 4 | 0% | $160,950 | $162,500 | -1% |
| Somonauk | 6 | 1 | 500% | $152,500 | $201,500 | -24.3% |
| DeKalb | 63 | 65 | -3.1% | $140,000 | $120,000 | 16.7% |
| Waterman | 1 | 5 | -80% | $123,500 | $111,125.85 | 11.1% |
| Kirkland | 6 | 8 | -25% | $105,000 | $114,950 | -8.7% |
| Shabbona | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $107,000 | -100% |
| Maple Park | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $246,000 | -100% |
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