In September 2021, there were 23 homes sold, with a median sale price of $88,500 - a 18.1% decrease over the $108,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 11 homes sold in Wood River in September 2020.
The median sales tax in Wood River for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,639, approximately 1.9% of the median home sale price for September 2021.
The following table compares Wood River 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston | 1 | 0 | - | $156,400 | $0 | - |
| Bethalto | 26 | 13 | 100% | $150,250 | $171,500 | -12.4% |
| 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 | - |
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