From October through December of 2017, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $38,000 - a 70.7% decrease over the $129,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Worthington in the fourth quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Worthington for 2017 was $1,578. In 2016, the median sales tax was $1,427. This marks an increase of 10.6%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 4.2%.
The following table compares Worthington to other Dubuque County cities in the fourth quarter of 2017:
| City | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbury | 25 | 27 | -7.4% | $248,000 | $221,900 | 11.8% |
| Peosta | 9 | 10 | -10% | $240,000 | $232,500 | 3.2% |
| Holy Cross | 1 | 1 | 0% | $170,000 | $110,000 | 54.5% |
| Dyersville | 17 | 25 | -32% | $155,000 | $117,500 | 31.9% |
| Farley | 5 | 2 | 150% | $143,500 | $170,000 | -15.6% |
| Epworth | 7 | 5 | 40% | $139,900 | $175,000 | -20.1% |
| Dubuque | 272 | 271 | 0.4% | $136,500 | $131,000 | 4.2% |
| Cascade | 8 | 5 | 60% | $133,250 | $89,900 | 48.2% |
| New Vienna | 1 | 2 | -50% | $87,000 | $89,650.50 | -3% |
| Worthington | 3 | 5 | -40% | $38,000 | $129,900 | -70.7% |
| Balltown | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Luxemburg | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $86,571.50 | -100% |
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