From July through September of 2018, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $70,125 - a 7.4% decrease over the $75,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in New Athens in the third quarter of 2017.
The median sales tax in New Athens for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $2,338.40, approximately 3.3% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2018.
The following table compares New Athens to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sales prices in the third quarter of 2018:
| City | July - Sept. 2018 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville | 314 | 330 | -4.8% | $95,000 | $93,500 | 1.6% |
| Dupo | 29 | 17 | 70.6% | $90,500 | $33,000 | 174.2% |
| Briar Hill | 4 | 2 | 100% | $88,000 | $83,000 | 6% |
| Collinsville | 18 | 23 | -21.7% | $81,000 | $130,000 | -37.7% |
| Caseyville | 39 | 34 | 14.7% | $78,000 | $84,250 | -7.4% |
| New Athens | 8 | 6 | 33.3% | $70,125 | $75,750 | -7.4% |
| St. Libory | 1 | 2 | -50% | $53,000 | $77,250 | -31.4% |
| Marissa | 7 | 7 | 0% | $43,500 | $50,000 | -13% |
| Fairmont City | 1 | 7 | -85.7% | $40,000 | $40,000 | 0% |
| Centreville | 5 | 1 | 400% | $37,500 | $17,000 | 120.6% |
| Crest Hill | 3 | 5 | -40% | $34,125 | $60,000 | -43.1% |
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