From January through March of 2021, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $74,250 - a 74.7% increase over the $42,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in High Shoals in the first quarter of 2020, as well.
The median sales tax in High Shoals for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $815, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2021.
The following table compares High Shoals to other Gaston County cities with similar median sale prices in the first quarter of 2021:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2021 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranlo | 17 | 21 | -19% | $161,500 | $190,000 | -15% |
| North Belmont | 2 | 2 | 0% | $160,000 | $105,000 | 52.4% |
| Kings Mountain | 9 | 9 | 0% | $155,500 | $165,000 | -5.8% |
| Fallcrest | 3 | 5 | -40% | $155,000 | $152,000 | 2% |
| Yorkwood | 1 | 4 | -75% | $150,000 | $85,250 | 76% |
| Vinton Woods | 3 | 2 | 50% | $135,000 | $187,500 | -28% |
| Cherryville | 41 | 22 | 86.4% | $130,000 | $126,000 | 3.2% |
| Brown Town | 2 | 1 | 100% | $128,750 | $55,000 | 134.1% |
| South Gastonia | 4 | 5 | -20% | $108,500 | $65,000 | 66.9% |
| West Cramerton | 3 | 0 | - | $95,000 | $0 | - |
| High Shoals | 4 | 4 | 0% | $74,250 | $42,500 | 74.7% |
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