From October through December of 2019, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $28,552 - a 28.6% decrease over the $40,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Fairmont City in the fourth quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in Fairmont City for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,074, approximately 3.8% of the median home sale price for the fourth quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Fairmont City to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sales prices in the fourth quarter of 2019:
| City | Oct. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 20 | 18 | 11.1% | $109,000 | $85,301 | 27.8% |
| Collinsville | 14 | 15 | -6.7% | $107,450 | $125,000 | -14% |
| Belleville | 271 | 266 | 1.9% | $99,000 | $89,950 | 10.1% |
| Marissa | 3 | 8 | -62.5% | $74,000 | $49,500 | 49.5% |
| Lenzburg | 1 | 1 | 0% | $35,000 | $68,000 | -48.5% |
| Crest Hill | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $32,500 | $59,900 | -45.7% |
| Centreville | 1 | 5 | -80% | $32,000 | $3,750 | 753.3% |
| Fairmont City | 4 | 2 | 100% | $28,551.50 | $40,000 | -28.6% |
| Cahokia | 39 | 45 | -13.3% | $20,000 | $15,000 | 33.3% |
| East St. Louis | 30 | 21 | 42.9% | $12,000 | $15,000 | -20% |
| Washington Park | 2 | 1 | 100% | $3,891.48 | $5,000 | -22.2% |
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