In August 2019, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $92,000 - a 72.2% increase over the $53,418 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 20 homes sold in Wood River in August 2018.
The median sales tax in Wood River for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,639, approximately 1.8% of the median home sale price for August 2019.
The following table compares Wood River to other Madison County cities 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godfrey | 1 | 27 | -96.3% | $155,500 | $149,900 | 3.7% |
| Mitchell | 1 | 2 | -50% | $110,000 | $98,000.50 | 12.2% |
| Wood River | 2 | 20 | -90% | $92,000 | $53,417.50 | 72.2% |
| Bethalto | 3 | 20 | -85% | $49,500 | $128,250 | -61.4% |
| Granite City | 1 | 53 | -98.1% | $40,000 | $66,500 | -39.8% |
| St. Jacob | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $159,000 | -100% |
| Glen Carbon | 0 | 24 | -100% | $0 | $208,250 | -100% |
| Grantfork | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $102,500 | -100% |
| South Roxana | 0 | 6 | -100% | $0 | $37,500 | -100% |
| Maryville | 0 | 22 | -100% | $0 | $225,000 | -100% |
| Marine | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $107,000 | -100% |
| Alton | 0 | 49 | -100% | $0 | $69,900 | -100% |
| Troy | 0 | 28 | -100% | $0 | $190,500 | -100% |
| Hartford | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $30,500 | -100% |
| Worden | 0 | 6 | -100% | $0 | $170,250 | -100% |
| Meadowbrook | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $87,000 | -100% |
| Edwardsville | 0 | 51 | -100% | $0 | $200,000 | -100% |
| Cedar Park | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $151,000 | -100% |
| Pontoon Beach | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $70,000 | -100% |
| Hamel | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $156,000 | -100% |
| Madison | 0 | 4 | -100% | $0 | $19,750 | -100% |
| Roxana | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $58,000 | -100% |
| East Alton | 0 | 8 | -100% | $0 | $60,250 | -100% |
| State Park Place | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Collinsville | 0 | 38 | -100% | $0 | $117,500 | -100% |
| Dorsey | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Venice | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Kendall Hill | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Alhambra | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $85,000 | -100% |
| Forest Homes | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $15,625 | -100% |
| Lakeview Acres | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Moro | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $93,000 | -100% |
| Holiday Shores | 0 | 7 | -100% | $0 | $312,000 | -100% |
| New Douglas | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Highland | 0 | 21 | -100% | $0 | $156,500 | -100% |
| Rosewood Heights | 0 | 6 | -100% | $0 | $111,668 | -100% |
| Brooks | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Livingston | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $115,050 | -100% |
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