In January 2017, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $14,000 - a 44% decrease over the $25,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in East St. Louis in January 2016.
The median sales tax in East St. Louis for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $543, approximately 3.9% of the median home sale price for January 2017.
The following table compares East St. Louis to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2017:
| City | Jan. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caseyville | 4 | 5 | -20% | $63,000 | $70,000 | -10% |
| Lenzburg | 1 | 0 | - | $53,000 | $0 | - |
| Collinsville | 3 | 4 | -25% | $40,000 | $57,500 | -30.4% |
| Marissa | 3 | 0 | - | $39,000 | $0 | - |
| North Dupo | 1 | 0 | - | $23,500 | $0 | - |
| Cahokia | 34 | 18 | 88.9% | $22,000 | $20,000 | 10% |
| Summerfield | 1 | 1 | 0% | $22,000 | $9,000 | 144.4% |
| East St. Louis | 4 | 5 | -20% | $14,000 | $25,000 | -44% |
| Dupo | 1 | 2 | -50% | $12,500 | $80,000 | -84.4% |
| New Athens | 1 | 0 | - | $10,000 | $0 | - |
| Centreville | 1 | 1 | 0% | $7,500 | $7,500 | 0% |
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