In May 2019, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $46,950 - a 5.7% decrease over the $49,788 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 52 homes sold in Alton in May 2018.
The median sales tax in Alton for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,537, approximately 3.3% of the median home sale price for May 2019.
The following table compares Alton to other Madison County cities in May 2019:
| City | May 2019 Home Sales | May 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2019 Median Sales Price | May 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 1 | 23 | -95.7% | $200,000 | $166,000 | 20.5% |
| Brooks | 1 | 1 | 0% | $73,599 | $22,000 | 234.5% |
| Godfrey | 1 | 27 | -96.3% | $67,700 | $138,000 | -50.9% |
| Alton | 2 | 52 | -96.2% | $46,950 | $49,787.50 | -5.7% |
| Granite City | 1 | 59 | -98.3% | $10,000 | $56,000 | -82.1% |
| Kendall Hill | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $112,500 | -100% |
| Alhambra | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $94,612 | -100% |
| Forest Homes | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Lakeview Acres | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $165,000 | -100% |
| Moro | 0 | 5 | -100% | $0 | $114,000 | -100% |
| Holiday Shores | 0 | 4 | -100% | $0 | $170,000 | -100% |
| New Douglas | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $32,000 | -100% |
| Highland | 0 | 14 | -100% | $0 | $101,500 | -100% |
| Wood River | 0 | 17 | -100% | $0 | $79,000 | -100% |
| Rosewood Heights | 0 | 8 | -100% | $0 | $134,950 | -100% |
| Livingston | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $41,000 | -100% |
| St. Jacob | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $148,000 | -100% |
| Glen Carbon | 0 | 29 | -100% | $0 | $232,450 | -100% |
| Grantfork | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| South Roxana | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $26,000.50 | -100% |
| Maryville | 0 | 18 | -100% | $0 | $198,575 | -100% |
| Marine | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $181,000 | -100% |
| Bethalto | 0 | 18 | -100% | $0 | $123,700 | -100% |
| Mitchell | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $96,000 | -100% |
| Hartford | 0 | 4 | -100% | $0 | $51,000 | -100% |
| Worden | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $130,000 | -100% |
| Meadowbrook | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $84,000 | -100% |
| Edwardsville | 0 | 38 | -100% | $0 | $179,300 | -100% |
| Cedar Park | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $69,875 | -100% |
| Pontoon Beach | 0 | 6 | -100% | $0 | $71,750 | -100% |
| Hamel | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $212,500 | -100% |
| Madison | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Roxana | 0 | 4 | -100% | $0 | $44,900 | -100% |
| East Alton | 0 | 10 | -100% | $0 | $34,000 | -100% |
| State Park Place | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $41,500 | -100% |
| Collinsville | 0 | 42 | -100% | $0 | $90,000 | -100% |
| Dorsey | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $850,000 | -100% |
| Venice | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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