From January through March of 2017, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $41,500 - a 2.4% decrease over the $42,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Marissa in the first quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Marissa for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $1,379.10, approximately 3.3% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2017.
The following table compares Marissa to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2017:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dupo | 8 | 12 | -33.3% | $68,000 | $56,500 | 20.4% |
| Caseyville | 22 | 10 | 120% | $63,000 | $41,000 | 53.7% |
| Lenzburg | 2 | 1 | 100% | $46,500 | $10,000 | 365% |
| Summerfield | 2 | 1 | 100% | $46,000 | $9,000 | 411.1% |
| North Dupo | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $42,500 | $48,500 | -12.4% |
| Marissa | 6 | 5 | 20% | $41,500 | $42,500 | -2.4% |
| New Athens | 6 | 3 | 100% | $30,250 | $57,500 | -47.4% |
| Cahokia | 76 | 52 | 46.2% | $21,750 | $21,250 | 2.4% |
| Crest Hill | 2 | 2 | 0% | $15,000 | $16,500 | -9.1% |
| East St. Louis | 15 | 19 | -21.1% | $12,000 | $24,500 | -51% |
| Centreville | 3 | 5 | -40% | $7,500 | $12,000 | -37.5% |
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