From July through December of 2017, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $35,700 - a 52.4% decrease over the $75,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in Meadowbrook in the second half of 2016, as well.
The median sales tax in Meadowbrook for 2017 was $1,545. In 2016, the median sales tax was $1,488. This marks an increase of 3.8%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 4.3%.
The following table compares Meadowbrook to other Madison County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2017:
| City | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite City | 268 | 345 | -22.3% | $61,169.50 | $54,764 | 11.7% |
| Brooks | 1 | 1 | 0% | $60,000 | $96,000 | -37.5% |
| New Douglas | 7 | 4 | 75% | $52,900 | $140,000 | -62.2% |
| Livingston | 15 | 7 | 114.3% | $50,000 | $35,000 | 42.9% |
| Hartford | 11 | 11 | 0% | $45,000 | $23,000 | 95.7% |
| Meadowbrook | 6 | 6 | 0% | $35,700 | $75,000 | -52.4% |
| South Roxana | 10 | 12 | -16.7% | $25,500 | $28,500 | -10.5% |
| Madison | 24 | 18 | 33.3% | $25,500 | $22,000 | 15.9% |
| Forest Homes | 1 | 4 | -75% | $20,000 | $30,500 | -34.4% |
| Venice | 5 | 1 | 400% | $18,000 | $9,000 | 100% |
| State Park Place | 4 | 0 | - | $17,000 | $0 | - |
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