In August 2019, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $74,000 - a 7.2% increase over the $69,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in New Athens in August 2018.
The median sales tax in New Athens for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $2,373, approximately 3.2% of the median home sale price for August 2019.
The following table compares New Athens to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2019:
| City | Aug. 2019 Home Sales | Aug. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2019 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dupo | 6 | 9 | -33.3% | $107,900 | $83,000 | 30% |
| Belleville | 119 | 107 | 11.2% | $106,000 | $99,000 | 7.1% |
| Millstadt | 6 | 5 | 20% | $102,500 | $174,000 | -41.1% |
| Fairview Heights | 29 | 42 | -31% | $97,900 | $113,850 | -14% |
| Oak Hills | 1 | 0 | - | $85,000 | $0 | - |
| New Athens | 2 | 4 | -50% | $74,000 | $69,000 | 7.2% |
| Crest Hill | 3 | 3 | 0% | $60,000 | $34,125 | 75.8% |
| Caseyville | 6 | 15 | -60% | $55,750 | $78,000 | -28.5% |
| Collinsville | 3 | 3 | 0% | $26,193 | $83,000 | -68.4% |
| Marissa | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $15,000 | $28,400 | -47.2% |
| Cahokia | 19 | 17 | 11.8% | $15,000 | $18,935 | -20.8% |
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