From January through March of 2018, there were 44 homes sold, with a median sale price of $145,950 - a 1.4% increase over the $144,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 41 homes sold in Swansea in the first quarter of 2017.
The median sales tax in Swansea for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,663.80, approximately 2.5% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2018.
The following table compares Swansea to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2018:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiloh | 40 | 35 | 14.3% | $194,500 | $165,000 | 17.9% |
| O'Fallon | 114 | 98 | 16.3% | $172,700 | $153,000 | 12.9% |
| Mascoutah | 37 | 28 | 32.1% | $155,000 | $163,750 | -5.3% |
| Briar Hill | 2 | 4 | -50% | $150,500 | $164,500 | -8.5% |
| Millstadt | 16 | 19 | -15.8% | $146,000 | $141,000 | 3.5% |
| Swansea | 44 | 41 | 7.3% | $145,950 | $144,000 | 1.4% |
| Lebanon | 15 | 15 | 0% | $122,000 | $130,000 | -6.2% |
| Freeburg | 15 | 11 | 36.4% | $120,000 | $178,000 | -32.6% |
| St. Libory | 3 | 0 | - | $114,500 | $0 | - |
| Oak Hills | 1 | 0 | - | $110,000 | $0 | - |
| Fairview Heights | 60 | 50 | 20% | $101,500 | $93,000 | 9.1% |
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