In January 2018, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $14,000. There were four homes sold in East St. Louis in January 2017, and the median sales price for the period was also $14,000.
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 2018.
The following table compares East St. Louis to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2018:
| City | Jan. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Heights | 15 | 10 | 50% | $101,500 | $73,000 | 39% |
| Belleville | 78 | 77 | 1.3% | $90,250 | $76,000 | 18.8% |
| Marissa | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $59,000 | $39,000 | 51.3% |
| New Athens | 3 | 1 | 200% | $41,250 | $10,000 | 312.5% |
| Caseyville | 3 | 4 | -25% | $40,000 | $63,000 | -36.5% |
| Dupo | 4 | 1 | 300% | $36,750 | $12,500 | 194% |
| East Carondelet | 2 | 0 | - | $34,650 | $0 | - |
| Cahokia | 25 | 34 | -26.5% | $20,000 | $22,000 | -9.1% |
| Centreville | 5 | 1 | 400% | $20,000 | $7,500 | 166.7% |
| East St. Louis | 7 | 4 | 75% | $14,000 | $14,000 | 0% |
| Washington Park | 1 | 0 | - | $8,700 | $0 | - |
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