In January 2019, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $22,753 - a 67.4% decrease over the $69,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 39 homes sold in Alton in January 2018.
The median sales tax in Alton for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,537, approximately 6.8% of the median home sale price for January 2019.
The following table compares Alton to other Madison County cities in January 2019:
| City | Jan. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Carbon | 1 | 7 | -85.7% | $193,000 | $247,000 | -21.9% |
| Godfrey | 1 | 21 | -95.2% | $151,500 | $114,900 | 31.9% |
| Collinsville | 1 | 35 | -97.1% | $145,000 | $101,500 | 42.9% |
| Alton | 2 | 39 | -94.9% | $22,752.50 | $69,900 | -67.4% |
| Madison | 1 | 2 | -50% | $20,000 | $29,500 | -32.2% |
| Highland | 0 | 9 | -100% | $0 | $99,000 | -100% |
| Wood River | 0 | 5 | -100% | $0 | $61,000 | -100% |
| Rosewood Heights | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $84,000 | -100% |
| Brooks | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Livingston | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $30,000 | -100% |
| St. Jacob | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Grantfork | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $185,000 | -100% |
| Granite City | 0 | 48 | -100% | $0 | $55,375 | -100% |
| South Roxana | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $40,628 | -100% |
| Maryville | 0 | 5 | -100% | $0 | $162,000 | -100% |
| Marine | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Bethalto | 0 | 8 | -100% | $0 | $84,950 | -100% |
| Mitchell | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $43,000 | -100% |
| Troy | 0 | 9 | -100% | $0 | $149,900 | -100% |
| Hartford | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $24,000 | -100% |
| Worden | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Meadowbrook | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Edwardsville | 0 | 21 | -100% | $0 | $180,000 | -100% |
| Cedar Park | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $129,000 | -100% |
| Pontoon Beach | 0 | 4 | -100% | $0 | $125,000 | -100% |
| Hamel | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $110,000 | -100% |
| Roxana | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $54,755 | -100% |
| East Alton | 0 | 7 | -100% | $0 | $50,000 | -100% |
| State Park Place | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Dorsey | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Venice | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $4,750 | -100% |
| Kendall Hill | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Alhambra | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $142,000 | -100% |
| Forest Homes | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Lakeview Acres | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Moro | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $132,500 | -100% |
| Holiday Shores | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $173,391.50 | -100% |
| New Douglas | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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