From October through December of 2017, there were nine homes sold, with a median sale price of $59,500 - a 37.4% decrease over the $95,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in New Athens in the fourth quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in New Athens for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $2,338.40, approximately 3.9% of the median home sale price for the fourth quarter of 2017.
The following table compares New Athens to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sales prices in the fourth quarter of 2017:
| City | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville | 264 | 277 | -4.7% | $81,000 | $87,000 | -6.9% |
| Summerfield | 1 | 0 | - | $80,000 | $0 | - |
| Dupo | 16 | 16 | 0% | $77,000 | $84,250 | -8.6% |
| North Dupo | 2 | 0 | - | $64,000 | $0 | - |
| Crest Hill | 1 | 1 | 0% | $61,500 | $98,000 | -37.2% |
| New Athens | 9 | 6 | 50% | $59,500 | $95,000 | -37.4% |
| Caseyville | 23 | 25 | -8% | $54,000 | $62,000 | -12.9% |
| Fairmont City | 5 | 2 | 150% | $53,500 | $30,000 | 78.3% |
| Briar Hill | 2 | 0 | - | $49,000 | $0 | - |
| Marissa | 5 | 5 | 0% | $48,000 | $60,000 | -20% |
| Lenzburg | 4 | 1 | 300% | $41,750 | $48,500 | -13.9% |
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