South Central Reporter

Median prices declined in Girard over last year, and are down 34.7 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to third quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com.

From July to September, 7 homes sold in Girard for a median price of $65,500. That's 11.4 percent lower than median home sale prices for the third quarter of 2017.

In the third quarter, there were no foreclosures in Girard.

Median property tax for homeowners in Girard was $1,291.40 in 2017 according to tax data from that year. That means homeowners pay 1.7 percent of their home's value in taxes.

Statewide, Illinois homeowners pay an effective property tax rate of 2.2 percent, according to a 2017 property tax analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions, ranking it second among U.S. states and the District of Columbia.