In October 2020, there were 161 homes sold, with a median sale price of $174,000 - a 7.1% increase over the $162,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 178 homes sold in Gastonia in October 2019.
The median sales tax in Gastonia for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,462, approximately 0.8% of the median home sale price for October 2020.
The following table compares Gastonia to other Gaston County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2020:
| City | Oct. 2020 Home Sales | Oct. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2020 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Mountain | 2 | 6 | -66.7% | $225,000 | $163,250 | 37.8% |
| Ranlo | 12 | 10 | 20% | $203,500 | $171,000 | 19% |
| Stanley | 15 | 8 | 87.5% | $202,000 | $161,000 | 25.5% |
| Lowell | 6 | 13 | -53.8% | $199,500 | $143,500 | 39% |
| Alexis | 1 | 1 | 0% | $180,000 | $360,000 | -50% |
| Gastonia | 161 | 178 | -9.6% | $174,000 | $162,500 | 7.1% |
| Dallas | 17 | 13 | 30.8% | $169,000 | $145,000 | 16.6% |
| Bessemer City | 20 | 16 | 25% | $134,000 | $105,000 | 27.6% |
| Springwood | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $121,250 | $70,000 | 73.2% |
| Cherryville | 13 | 17 | -23.5% | $110,000 | $156,000 | -29.5% |
| North Belmont | 2 | 1 | 100% | $103,250 | $170,000 | -39.3% |
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