From January through June of 2018, there were 81 homes sold, with a median sale price of $72,500 - a 9.8% increase over the $66,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 105 homes sold in Wood River in the first half of 2017.
The median sales tax in Wood River for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,574, approximately 2.2% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2018.
The following table compares Wood River to other Madison County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2018:
| City | Jan. - June 2018 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collinsville | 187 | 214 | -12.6% | $111,000 | $110,000 | 0.9% |
| Meadowbrook | 4 | 4 | 0% | $105,500 | $92,500 | 14.1% |
| Bethalto | 98 | 96 | 2.1% | $98,750 | $109,450 | -9.8% |
| Rosewood Heights | 38 | 41 | -7.3% | $87,950 | $90,000 | -2.3% |
| Cedar Park | 5 | 5 | 0% | $87,500 | $82,500 | 6.1% |
| Wood River | 81 | 105 | -22.9% | $72,500 | $66,000 | 9.8% |
| Mitchell | 8 | 4 | 100% | $71,750 | $74,500 | -3.7% |
| Pontoon Beach | 31 | 33 | -6.1% | $70,000 | $92,000 | -23.9% |
| Roxana | 17 | 13 | 30.8% | $68,500 | $62,490 | 9.6% |
| Alton | 273 | 226 | 20.8% | $59,900 | $63,000 | -4.9% |
| Granite City | 301 | 343 | -12.2% | $57,900 | $52,000 | 11.3% |
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