In April 2023, the median sale price of a home in Galveston County rose by $1,337 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 84%, according to BlockShopper.com.
Data shows that there were 125 homes sold in April 2023, with a median sale price of $161,530 - a 0.8% increase over the $160,193 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 780 homes sold in Galveston County in April 2022.
For context, the median sales tax in Galveston County, based on the latest available data from 2018, was $3,478, which stands at 2.2% of April 2023's median home sale price.
The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in Galveston County from April 2022 to April 2023.