In October 2017, there were 27 homes sold, with a median sale price of $140,000 - a 23.9% increase over the $113,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 23 homes sold in Fairview Heights in October 2016.
The median sales tax in Fairview Heights for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $2,487, approximately 1.8% of the median home sale price for October 2017.
The following table compares Fairview Heights to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2017:
| City | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeburg | 6 | 3 | 100% | $190,250 | $169,500 | 12.2% |
| Smithton | 7 | 14 | -50% | $189,500 | $209,500 | -9.5% |
| Miller | 2 | 0 | - | $188,500 | $0 | - |
| Mascoutah | 9 | 13 | -30.8% | $159,500 | $175,000 | -8.9% |
| Swansea | 16 | 24 | -33.3% | $151,500 | $124,250 | 21.9% |
| Fairview Heights | 27 | 23 | 17.4% | $140,000 | $113,000 | 23.9% |
| Lebanon | 2 | 8 | -75% | $118,500 | $112,750 | 5.1% |
| Belleville | 103 | 106 | -2.8% | $87,000 | $90,000 | -3.3% |
| Caseyville | 4 | 8 | -50% | $85,250 | $45,500 | 87.4% |
| Briar Hill | 1 | 0 | - | $83,000 | $0 | - |
| Marissa | 1 | 2 | -50% | $82,000 | $73,500 | 11.6% |
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