From July through December of 2018, there were 12 homes sold, with a median sale price of $31,600 - a 29.8% decrease over the $45,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 11 homes sold in Hartford in the second half of 2017.
The median sales tax in Hartford for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $789, approximately 2.5% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2018.
The following table compares Hartford to other Madison County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2018:
| City | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alton | 253 | 247 | 2.4% | $60,000 | $65,000 | -7.7% |
| Roxana | 17 | 12 | 41.7% | $60,000 | $65,000 | -7.7% |
| Cedar Park | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $52,672.50 | $92,000 | -42.7% |
| East Alton | 47 | 47 | 0% | $52,000 | $68,000 | -23.5% |
| South Roxana | 17 | 10 | 70% | $50,000 | $25,500 | 96.1% |
| Livingston | 13 | 15 | -13.3% | $50,000 | $50,000 | 0% |
| Hartford | 12 | 11 | 9.1% | $31,600 | $45,000 | -29.8% |
| Forest Homes | 6 | 1 | 500% | $30,625 | $20,000 | 53.1% |
| Madison | 20 | 24 | -16.7% | $24,750 | $25,500 | -2.9% |
| State Park Place | 1 | 4 | -75% | $10,000 | $17,000 | -41.2% |
| Venice | 3 | 5 | -40% | $9,000 | $18,000 | -50% |
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