From April to June, 35 homes sold in East Alton for a median price of $55,500. That's 26.4 percent lower than median home sale prices for the second quarter of 2017.
In the second quarter, there were no foreclosures in East Alton.
Median property tax for homeowners in East Alton was $2,508.10 in 2017 according to tax data from that year. That means homeowners pay 3.3 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.
East Alton real estate: Q2 2009-2018
Properties sold
Median sale price
Change in sale price
2009
25
$76,050
-
2010
29
$66,120
-13.1%
2011
26
$43,505
-34.2%
2012
26
$61,858
42.2%
2013
23
$48,600
-21.4%
2014
24
$43,195
-11.1%
2015
26
$80,295
85.9%
2016
37
$61,950
-22.8%
2017
31
$75,378
21.7%
2018
35
$55,500
-26.4%
Median property tax
Median sale price
Effective property tax rate
2009
$1,308.36
$76,050
1.7%
2010
$1,760.54
$66,120
2.7%
2011
$1,787.84
$43,505
4.1%
2012
$1,845.76
$61,858
3%
2013
$1,561.83
$48,600
3.2%
2014
$1,489.14
$43,195
3.4%
2015
$1,680.57
$80,295
2.1%
2016
$1,728.82
$61,950
2.8%
2017
$2,508.09
$75,378
3.3%