In October 2018, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $25,000 - a 127.3% increase over the $11,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Madison in October 2017.
The median sales tax in Madison for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $716, approximately 2.9% of the median home sale price for October 2018.
The following table compares Madison to other Madison County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2018:
| City | Oct. 2018 Home Sales | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2018 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite City | 44 | 37 | 18.9% | $52,950 | $57,053 | -7.2% |
| Forest Homes | 3 | 0 | - | $46,794 | $0 | - |
| East Alton | 4 | 6 | -33.3% | $46,500 | $53,150 | -12.5% |
| Pontoon Beach | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $46,000 | $62,500 | -26.4% |
| Cedar Park | 2 | 2 | 0% | $40,172.50 | $97,000 | -58.6% |
| South Roxana | 1 | 1 | 0% | $38,000 | $56,000 | -32.1% |
| New Douglas | 1 | 2 | -50% | $32,000 | $44,500 | -28.1% |
| Madison | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $25,000 | $11,000 | 127.3% |
| Livingston | 3 | 4 | -25% | $21,000 | $58,500 | -64.1% |
| State Park Place | 1 | 0 | - | $10,000 | $0 | - |
| Venice | 1 | 1 | 0% | $9,000 | $22,900 | -60.7% |
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