In February 2020, there were 15 homes sold, with a median sale price of $189,500 - a 68.1% increase over the $112,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 10 homes sold in Swansea in February 2019.
The median sales tax in Swansea for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $3,735, approximately 2% of the median home sale price for February 2020.
The following table compares Swansea to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sales prices in February 2020:
| City | Feb. 2020 Home Sales | Feb. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2020 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 1 | 0 | - | $425,000 | $0 | - |
| Smithton | 7 | 2 | 250% | $230,000 | $146,250 | 57.3% |
| Freeburg | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $203,750 | $112,000 | 81.9% |
| Millstadt | 7 | 2 | 250% | $200,000 | $116,950 | 71% |
| Swansea | 15 | 10 | 50% | $189,500 | $112,750 | 68.1% |
| Mascoutah | 12 | 5 | 140% | $169,000 | $148,000 | 14.2% |
| O'Fallon | 32 | 22 | 45.5% | $160,250 | $199,500 | -19.7% |
| St. Libory | 1 | 0 | - | $151,000 | $0 | - |
| Lenzburg | 1 | 0 | - | $150,000 | $0 | - |
| Fairview Heights | 16 | 13 | 23.1% | $146,250 | $142,000 | 3% |
| Shiloh | 8 | 8 | 0% | $143,550 | $216,500 | -33.7% |
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