In July 2023, the median sale price of a home in Galveston County rose by $6,040 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 80.9%, according to BlockShopper.com.
Data shows that there were 136 homes sold in July 2023, with a median sale price of $163,120 - a 3.8% increase over the $157,080 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 711 homes sold in Galveston County in July 2022.
For context, the median sales tax in Galveston County, based on the latest available data from 2018, was $3,478, which stands at 2.1% of July 2023's median home sale price.
The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in Galveston County from July 2022 to July 2023.