In September 2021, there were 18 homes sold, with a median sale price of $85,700 - a 5.9% increase over the $80,950 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in East Alton in September 2020.
The median sales tax in East Alton for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,710, approximately 2% of the median home sale price for September 2021.
The following table compares East Alton to other Madison County cities with similar median sale prices in September 2021:
| City | Sept. 2021 Home Sales | Sept. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2021 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Park | 1 | 1 | 0% | $140,000 | $106,000 | 32.1% |
| Collinsville | 55 | 19 | 189.5% | $140,000 | $130,000 | 7.7% |
| Rosewood Heights | 11 | 1 | 1000% | $120,000 | $122,900 | -2.4% |
| Wood River | 23 | 11 | 109.1% | $88,500 | $108,000 | -18.1% |
| Worden | 2 | 1 | 100% | $88,400 | $290,000 | -69.5% |
| East Alton | 18 | 6 | 200% | $85,700 | $80,950 | 5.9% |
| Granite City | 67 | 31 | 116.1% | $80,000 | $87,000 | -8% |
| Alton | 71 | 17 | 317.6% | $80,000 | $48,000 | 66.7% |
| South Roxana | 2 | 0 | - | $79,500 | $0 | - |
| Roxana | 6 | 2 | 200% | $62,500 | $34,750 | 79.9% |
| State Park Place | 1 | 0 | - | $41,000 | $0 | - |
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