The median sale price of a home sold in the second half of 2021 in East Alton rose by $5,100 while total sales increased by 193.5%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From July through December of 2021, there were 91 homes sold, with a median sale price of $75,000 – a 7.3% increase over the $69,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 31 homes sold in East Alton in the second half of 2020.
The median sales tax in East Alton for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,710, approximately 2.3% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2021.
The following table compares East Alton to other Madison County cities with similar median sale prices in the second half of 2021:
| City | July – Dec. 2021 Home Sales | July – Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July – Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | July – Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell | 14 | 6 | 133.3% | $105,500 | $79,950 | 32% |
| Livingston | 10 | 5 | 100% | $89,450 | $28,000 | 219.5% |
| Wood River | 108 | 50 | 116% | $85,000 | $89,705 | -5.2% |
| Granite City | 346 | 191 | 81.2% | $80,000 | $74,000 | 8.1% |
| Alton | 303 | 129 | 134.9% | $77,000 | $61,000 | 26.2% |
| East Alton | 91 | 31 | 193.5% | $75,000 | $69,900 | 7.3% |
| Roxana | 20 | 10 | 100% | $67,500 | $37,750 | 78.8% |
| Meadowbrook | 4 | 1 | 300% | $59,950 | $97,000 | -38.2% |
| State Park Place | 2 | 4 | -50% | $53,000 | $26,000 | 103.8% |
| New Douglas | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $45,000 | $86,674 | -48.1% |
| Hartford | 11 | 5 | 120% | $40,000 | $25,250 | 58.4% |
