The median sale price of a home sold in 2021 in Briar Hill rose by $51,500 while total sales decreased by 43.8%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From January through December of 2021, there were nine homes sold, with a median sale price of $210,000 – a 32.5% increase over the $158,500 median sale price for the previous year. There were 16 homes sold in Briar Hill in 2020.
The median sales tax in Briar Hill for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $2,912, approximately 1.4% of the median home sale price for 2021.
The following table compares Briar Hill to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sale prices in 2021:
| City | Jan. – Dec. 2021 Home Sales | Jan. – Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. – Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. – Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $400,000 | $375,000 | 6.7% |
| Shiloh | 251 | 234 | 7.3% | $250,000 | $230,000 | 8.7% |
| O’Fallon | 736 | 658 | 11.9% | $249,000 | $222,500 | 11.9% |
| Smithton | 91 | 76 | 19.7% | $246,500 | $240,000 | 2.7% |
| Miller | 13 | 11 | 18.2% | $239,900 | $199,900 | 20% |
| Briar Hill | 9 | 16 | -43.8% | $210,000 | $158,500 | 32.5% |
| Millstadt | 79 | 73 | 8.2% | $198,000 | $200,000 | -1% |
| Mascoutah | 204 | 188 | 8.5% | $190,700 | $175,500 | 8.7% |
| Swansea | 321 | 303 | 5.9% | $182,900 | $182,000 | 0.5% |
| Freeburg | 91 | 81 | 12.3% | $160,000 | $177,500 | -9.9% |
| Lebanon | 83 | 86 | -3.5% | $140,000 | $130,500 | 7.3% |
