From January through December of 2017, there were 57 homes sold, with a median sale price of $73,500 - a 26.5% decrease over the $100,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 59 homes sold in Pontoon Beach in 2016.
The median sales tax in Pontoon Beach for 2017 was $2,040. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,149. This marks an decrease of 5.1%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.8%.
The following table compares Pontoon Beach to other Madison County cities with similar median sales prices in 2017:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moro | 20 | 40 | -50% | $108,700 | $143,000 | -24% |
| Alhambra | 12 | 15 | -20% | $100,000 | $131,000 | -23.7% |
| Rosewood Heights | 71 | 79 | -10.1% | $92,500 | $94,900 | -2.5% |
| Cedar Park | 12 | 6 | 100% | $91,500 | $70,750 | 29.3% |
| Mitchell | 14 | 12 | 16.7% | $73,950 | $59,000 | 25.3% |
| Pontoon Beach | 57 | 59 | -3.4% | $73,500 | $100,000 | -26.5% |
| East Alton | 110 | 108 | 1.9% | $65,662.50 | $62,000 | 5.9% |
| Wood River | 193 | 198 | -2.5% | $65,000 | $61,250 | 6.1% |
| Alton | 473 | 485 | -2.5% | $64,000 | $54,000 | 18.5% |
| Roxana | 25 | 24 | 4.2% | $62,490 | $51,500 | 21.3% |
| Granite City | 611 | 633 | -3.5% | $55,000 | $55,000 | 0% |
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