The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2017 in Yorktown fell by $38,000 while total sales increased by 7.5%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From January through June of 2017, there were 345 homes sold, with a median sale price of $262,000 – a 12.7% decrease over the $300,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 321 homes sold in Yorktown in the first half of 2016.
The median sales tax in Yorktown for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $2,262, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2017.
The following table compares Yorktown to other York County cities in the first half of 2017:
| City | Jan. – June 2017 Home Sales | Jan. – June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. – June 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. – June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorktown | 345 | 321 | 7.5% | $262,000 | $300,000 | -12.7% |
| Williamsburg | 112 | 116 | -3.4% | $246,500 | $228,000 | 8.1% |
