From April through June of 2019, there were nine homes sold, with a median sale price of $49,000 - a 221.3% increase over the $15,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Marissa in the second quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in Marissa for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,377, approximately 2.8% of the median home sale price for the second quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Marissa to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sales prices in the second quarter of 2019:
| City | Apr. - June 2019 Home Sales | Apr. - June 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | Apr. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hills | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $93,000 | $40,000 | 132.5% |
| Caseyville | 34 | 25 | 36% | $89,950 | $85,000 | 5.8% |
| Dupo | 17 | 29 | -41.4% | $87,500 | $67,500 | 29.6% |
| New Athens | 11 | 9 | 22.2% | $75,000 | $95,000 | -21.1% |
| Alorton | 1 | 2 | -50% | $49,000 | $3,000 | 1533.3% |
| Marissa | 9 | 4 | 125% | $49,000 | $15,250 | 221.3% |
| Fairmont City | 4 | 4 | 0% | $40,833.50 | $35,000 | 16.7% |
| Cahokia | 48 | 63 | -23.8% | $21,000 | $30,000 | -30% |
| East Carondelet | 1 | 0 | - | $20,000 | $0 | - |
| East St. Louis | 25 | 25 | 0% | $10,500 | $10,000 | 5% |
| Centreville | 7 | 7 | 0% | $10,007 | $16,000 | -37.5% |
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