Metro East Sun

The following residential sales were reported in New Athens in the week ending Aug. 6, according to BlockShopper.com. The median sales price was $145,000 and the median property tax bill was $2,835 for the previous year.

501 MARKET St.
$53,000
Property Tax (2020): $8,260.22
Effective Property Tax Rate: 15.59%
Buyer: Mike Mayberry
Seller: Justin R. Wakefield

1016 SOUTH St. 1018
$145,000
Property Tax (2020): $2,776.24
Effective Property Tax Rate: 1.91%
Buyer: Sis-Bro Inc.
Seller: John C. Fiedler (trustees) and J. C. Fiedler Land Trust No 100

1022 SOUTH St. 1024
$145,000
Property Tax (2020): $2,835.28
Effective Property Tax Rate: 1.96%
Buyer: Sis-Bro Inc. and Sis Bro Inc.
Seller: Lynn C. E. Fiedler (trustees), Lynn C. Eichelberger-Fiedler (trustees), John C. Fiedler (trustees) and Eichelberger-Fiedler Land Trust No 100