From January through March of 2021, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $199,900 - a 36% increase over the $147,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 11 homes sold in Obetz in the first quarter of 2020.
The median sales tax in Obetz for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $2,380, approximately 1.2% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Obetz to other Franklin County cities with similar median sale prices in the first quarter of 2021:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2021 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grove City | 59 | 65 | -9.2% | $258,000 | $197,000 | 31% |
| Canal Winchester | 7 | 22 | -68.2% | $247,000 | $233,950 | 5.6% |
| Gahanna | 43 | 71 | -39.4% | $247,000 | $250,000 | -1.2% |
| Groveport | 11 | 15 | -26.7% | $244,000 | $200,200 | 21.9% |
| Lake Darby | 6 | 11 | -45.5% | $217,000 | $179,000 | 21.2% |
| Obetz | 7 | 11 | -36.4% | $199,900 | $147,000 | 36% |
| Huber Ridge | 6 | 11 | -45.5% | $198,450 | $183,000 | 8.4% |
| Briggsdale | 1 | 2 | -50% | $196,100 | $143,750 | 36.4% |
| Reynoldsburg | 47 | 45 | 4.4% | $190,000 | $165,000 | 15.2% |
| Darbydale | 2 | 1 | 100% | $180,000 | $43,500 | 313.8% |
| Columbus | 1,245 | 1,608 | -22.6% | $177,500 | $148,000 | 19.9% |
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