In May 2018, there were 52 homes sold, with a median sale price of $49,788 - a 30.9% decrease over the $72,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 47 homes sold in Alton in May 2017.
The median sales tax in Alton for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,537, approximately 3.1% of the median home sale price for May 2018.
The following table compares Alton to other Madison County cities with similar median sales prices in May 2018:
| City | May 2018 Home Sales | May 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2018 Median Sales Price | May 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood River | 17 | 23 | -26.1% | $79,000 | $55,000 | 43.6% |
| Pontoon Beach | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $71,750 | $63,000 | 13.9% |
| Cedar Park | 2 | 1 | 100% | $69,875 | $100,000 | -30.1% |
| Granite City | 59 | 68 | -13.2% | $56,000 | $59,200 | -5.4% |
| Hartford | 4 | 1 | 300% | $51,000 | $69,500 | -26.6% |
| Alton | 52 | 47 | 10.6% | $49,787.50 | $72,000 | -30.9% |
| Roxana | 4 | 4 | 0% | $44,900 | $62,450 | -28.1% |
| State Park Place | 1 | 1 | 0% | $41,500 | $8,000 | 418.8% |
| Livingston | 1 | 2 | -50% | $41,000 | $79,000 | -48.1% |
| East Alton | 10 | 10 | 0% | $34,000 | $81,250 | -58.2% |
| New Douglas | 1 | 0 | - | $32,000 | $0 | - |
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