From July through September of 2021, there were 193 homes sold, with a median sale price of $77,000 - a 36.3% increase over the $56,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 54 homes sold in Alton in the third quarter of 2020.
The median sales tax in Alton for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,606, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Alton to other Madison County cities with similar median sale prices in the third quarter of 2021:
| City | July - Sept. 2021 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2021 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethalto | 60 | 32 | 87.5% | $136,000 | $135,000 | 0.7% |
| Rosewood Heights | 32 | 6 | 433.3% | $117,500 | $131,325 | -10.5% |
| Mitchell | 8 | 2 | 300% | $113,500 | $75,600 | 50.1% |
| Wood River | 57 | 20 | 185% | $88,500 | $99,705 | -11.2% |
| Granite City | 224 | 92 | 143.5% | $80,000 | $73,750 | 8.5% |
| Alton | 193 | 54 | 257.4% | $77,000 | $56,500 | 36.3% |
| East Alton | 61 | 16 | 281.3% | $74,500 | $64,950 | 14.7% |
| Roxana | 11 | 5 | 120% | $65,000 | $34,000 | 91.2% |
| Meadowbrook | 4 | 1 | 300% | $59,950 | $97,000 | -38.2% |
| State Park Place | 1 | 2 | -50% | $41,000 | $15,500 | 164.5% |
| South Roxana | 6 | 4 | 50% | $40,500 | $16,000 | 153.1% |
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