From April through June of 2018, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $98,622 - a 28% decrease over the $137,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 11 homes sold in Malta in the second quarter of 2017.
The median sales tax in Malta for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $4,435, approximately 4.5% of the median home sale price for the second quarter of 2018.
The following table compares Malta to other DeKalb County cities with similar median sales prices in the second quarter of 2018:
| City | Apr. - June 2018 Home Sales | Apr. - June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | Apr. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwich | 47 | 37 | 27% | $174,894 | $156,000 | 12.1% |
| Cortland | 34 | 31 | 9.7% | $170,000 | $146,000 | 16.4% |
| Shabbona | 5 | 1 | 400% | $169,000 | $107,000 | 57.9% |
| Sycamore | 139 | 123 | 13% | $167,500 | $169,900 | -1.4% |
| Genoa | 48 | 33 | 45.5% | $161,000 | $137,000 | 17.5% |
| Kingston | 7 | 12 | -41.7% | $159,000 | $155,950 | 2% |
| Somonauk | 15 | 8 | 87.5% | $154,000 | $132,000 | 16.7% |
| Waterman | 10 | 12 | -16.7% | $142,500 | $134,000 | 6.3% |
| DeKalb | 176 | 173 | 1.7% | $135,000 | $132,500 | 1.9% |
| Kirkland | 11 | 12 | -8.3% | $110,000 | $119,750 | -8.1% |
| Malta | 8 | 11 | -27.3% | $98,622 | $137,000 | -28% |
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