In August 2018, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $28,400 - a 9.1% decrease over the $31,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Marissa in August 2017.
The median sales tax in Marissa for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $1,379, approximately 4.9% of the median home sale price for August 2018.
The following table compares Marissa to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2018:
| City | Aug. 2018 Home Sales | Aug. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2018 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Athens | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $69,000 | $77,500 | -11% |
| St. Libory | 1 | 1 | 0% | $53,000 | $24,500 | 116.3% |
| Fairmont City | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $40,000 | $41,000 | -2.4% |
| Centreville | 3 | 0 | - | $37,500 | $0 | - |
| Crest Hill | 3 | 3 | 0% | $34,125 | $60,000 | -43.1% |
| Marissa | 6 | 2 | 200% | $28,400 | $31,250 | -9.1% |
| Cahokia | 17 | 19 | -10.5% | $18,935 | $19,000 | -0.3% |
| Briar Hill | 1 | 2 | -50% | $13,500 | $83,000 | -83.7% |
| East St. Louis | 14 | 7 | 100% | $11,000 | $5,000 | 120% |
| Washington Park | 1 | 0 | - | $5,000 | $0 | - |
| Brooklyn | 1 | 0 | - | $2,000 | $0 | - |
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