Knox County Ohio Real Estate Information Archive

The Knox County Ohio monthly residential home sales report is complete and the average sales price was up for April.  According to the Knox County MLS there were 24 residential home sales in April with $141,167 being the average sales price for the month.  The lowest priced home sold for $17,000 which was a bank repossession and the highest priced home sold for $505,000.  The total dollar volume for sold and closed homes for April was $3,388,026 for the month.

There are currently 369 homes that are available and listed as ACTIVE in the Knox County MLS which is an impressive number.  The average listing price for a Knox County Ohio home is $157,070 and the grand total for all available homes listed in the Knox County Ohio MLS is $57,959,134.

View our available homes for sale in Knox County Ohio organized in price order 

2009 Hiawatha Water Park and Swimming Pool Season Pass Pricing For Residents

The following are special pricing for annual passes if purchased prior to May 1st, 2009. 

• Household membership prior to May 1st:  $170.00
• Individuals ages 6 through 59 resident prior to May 1st:  $75.00
• Children ages 1 through 5 years old prior to May 1st:  $40:00
• Senior citizens Ages 60 and over prior to May 1st:  $45.00

Most of Ohio has been snow covered but last night the freezing rain and the ice came which added a new challenge for anyone on an Ohio road trying to get home.  I was watching the news and they made the announcement that Knox County Ohio was in a level 2 snow emergency and they were recommending that people should stay off the roads if at all possible.

I am a a big fan of Twitter and I subscribe to the 10TV Columbus News feed on Twitter so I immediately saw that 10TV had posted the school closing announcement for Mount Vernon City Schools the night before. I quickly checked the school website and they had already updated their website and had posted the Wednesday closing announcement.  I have to say I was impressed how fast 10TV and the Mount Vernon Schools made the announcement because this gives parents some advance time to make plans for their children.

I shot this short video this morning on my way to work and thought it might add a little more depth to the this topic if you could actually see the snow.  I want you to pay special attention to the street once I pull out of the driveway because you can't see where the street is and if I hadn't driven this road thousands of times before I might not have made it out of our neighborhood without landing in a ditch.  

Sam Miller

 

2008 Annual Real Estate Sales Report for the Mount Vernon, Ohio Housing Market.  

• 211 Residential homes sales within Mount Vernon, Ohio in 2008
• $22,261,868 or just over 22 million in combined volume
• $105,506 was the average sales price for Mount Vernon, Ohio
• $425,000 was the highest residential sale in Mount Vernon
• $8,000 was the lowest actual frame constructed home sale (repo) 

Here are the 2008 Knox County home sale numbers broken down by specific price ranges, how many sold in each price range and the average sales price per price range grouping.

• 27 homes sold from $50,000 or less with an average sale price of $36,104.
• 41 homes sold from $50,001 to $75,000 with $61,411 average sales price.
• 47 homes sold from $75,001 to $100,000 with $86,655 average sales price.
• 33 homes sold from $100,001 to $125,000 with $110,719 average sales price.
• 25 homes sold from $125,001 to $150,000 with $138,222 average sales price.
• 13 homes sold from $150,001 to $175,000 with $158,592 average sales price.
• 13 homes sold from $175,001 to $200,000 with $189,882 average sales price.
• 9 homes sold from $200,001 to $250,000 with $231,044 average sales price.
• 2 homes sold from $250,001 to $300,000 with $276,250 average sales price.
• 1 home sold above $300,001 in the Mount Vernon, Ohio area in 2008.

Each year I compile "The State of the Market Housing Report" for Knox County Ohio highlighting all residential home sales for the previous year  This report includes home sales in Mount Vernon, Centerburg Danville, Fredericktown, Gambier, Howard and even the smaller villages such as Bladensburg and Martiinsburg.

• 428 Residential homes sales within Knox County Ohio
• $53,249,324 or just over 53 million in combined volume
• $124,414 was the average sales price for the Knox County
• $565,000 was the highest residential sales in Knox County MLS
• $8,000 was the lowest actual frame constructed home sale (repo) 

Here are the 2008 Knox County home sale numbers broken down by specific price ranges, how many sold in each price range and the average sales price per price range grouping.

• 40 homes sold from $50,000 or less with an average sale price of $34,459.
• 54 homes sold from $50,001 to $75,000 with $62,891 average sales price.
• 93 homes sold from $75,001 to $100,000 with $87,353 average sales price.
• 77 homes sold from $100,001 to $125,000 with $111,665 average sales price.
• 52 homes sold from $125,001 to $150,000 with $138,905 average sales price.
• 43 homes sold from $150,001 to $175,000 with $160,796 average sales price.
• 27 homes sold from $175,001 to $200,000 with $187,998 average sales price.
• 19 homes sold from $200,001 to $250,000 with $230,310 average sales price.
• 8 homes sold from $250,001 to $300,000 with $275,937 average sales price.
• 10 homes sold from $300,001 to $400,000 with $350,200 average sales price.
• 5 homes sold from $400,001 and higher with $490,800 average sales price.

 

Real estate sales activity for home sales in Central Ohio and specifically in the Knox County Ohio community were more stable than many had expected. It seems that the media wants everyone to believe that all real estate markets are the same and this is certainly not the case and all real estate markets are local. This past month the Knox County Board of Realtors reported 38 residential home sales in Knox County Ohio. The average sales price for September was $126,400. There has been a lot of discussion in the media lately about the current climate of the housing market. It seems that the majority of the media believes that America and the housing industry are in serious trouble. The reality is that the media should NOT assume that what is happening in Phoenix, San Francisco, Detroit, Naples or any other metro market has anything to do with the real estate trends that are taking place in Knox County Ohio. Something that the media is NOT taking into consideration is that Knox County Ohio has two very large, growing industries who specialize in the energy business. The energy business is booming and the backlog of orders is extensive and these manufacturing plants are investing over 20 million dollars in current expansions in our community. This investment is helping our community grow. Enjoy the fall seasonal colors and remember to take lots of pictures. Sam Miller

Despite all the negative media surrounding the housing industry these days our Knox County Ohio real estate market activity is stastically beating many other Ohio markets.  During the month of August the Knox County real estate market had 25 successful home sales close through the local Board of Realtors.  The average home sales price for August was $135,112 with the lowest home selling for just $39,900 and the highest Apple Valley Lakefront home selling for $372,000.  The total dollar volume for residential home sales for the month of August was $3,377,800. 

Currently there are 387 homes that are actively for sale and listed in the Knox County Board of Realtors.  Based on the 25 sales in August there is roughly 15 months of active inventory on the market.  What this means is that based on the current absorbtion rate of 25 per month it would take 15 months to deplete our current inventory.  Fifteen months of active residential inventory is certainly higher than in years past but consider that there are an increased  number of bank owned foreclosed homes on the market today which is more more than in years past.

Residential homes in Knox County Ohio continue to sell and there is increased buyer activity in the market today.  We track the number of incoming phone calls, internet website viewings, we track the number of visitors who view our virtual tours and online videos and most importantly we track the number of showings on our listing each week.  ALL of these numbers are increasing which means the market activity is heating up and there is continued interest in the Knox County Ohio housing market.

Sam Miller

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