In September 2017, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $79,000 - a 3.9% increase over the $76,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were eight homes sold in Pontoon Beach in September 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 2.6%.
The following table compares Pontoon Beach to other Madison County cities with similar median sales prices in September 2017:
| City | Sept. 2017 Home Sales | Sept. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell | 3 | 3 | 0% | $124,000 | $125,000 | -0.8% |
| Godfrey | 25 | 25 | 0% | $117,900 | $110,000 | 7.2% |
| Collinsville | 35 | 48 | -27.1% | $94,000 | $103,250 | -9% |
| New Douglas | 2 | 0 | - | $89,950 | $0 | - |
| Bethalto | 20 | 31 | -35.5% | $86,800 | $102,500 | -15.3% |
| Pontoon Beach | 6 | 8 | -25% | $79,000 | $76,000 | 3.9% |
| East Alton | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $75,200 | $66,050 | 13.9% |
| Roxana | 3 | 3 | 0% | $72,000 | $41,000 | 75.6% |
| Wood River | 13 | 12 | 8.3% | $63,900 | $57,250 | 11.6% |
| Alton | 30 | 40 | -25% | $59,000 | $75,519.50 | -21.9% |
| Granite City | 51 | 57 | -10.5% | $55,000 | $50,011.20 | 10% |
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