In November 2021, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $85,450 - a 55.4% increase over the $55,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in New Athens in November 2020.
The median sales tax in New Athens for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $2,271, approximately 2.7% of the median home sale price for November 2021.
The following table compares New Athens to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sale prices in November 2021:
| City | Nov. 2021 Home Sales | Nov. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Nov. 2021 Median Sales Price | Nov. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithton | 7 | 8 | -12.5% | $138,500 | $229,000 | -39.5% |
| Collinsville | 10 | 6 | 66.7% | $129,500 | $136,700 | -5.3% |
| Belleville | 151 | 144 | 4.9% | $125,000 | $118,900 | 5.1% |
| North Dupo | 1 | 1 | 0% | $122,900 | $21,000 | 485.2% |
| Caseyville | 4 | 9 | -55.6% | $112,500 | $125,000 | -10% |
| New Athens | 8 | 3 | 166.7% | $85,450 | $55,000 | 55.4% |
| Fairmont City | 1 | 1 | 0% | $85,000 | $47,300 | 79.7% |
| Dupo | 6 | 8 | -25% | $83,750 | $91,450 | -8.4% |
| Crest Hill | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $71,500 | $25,000 | 186% |
| Lenzburg | 1 | 1 | 0% | $46,000 | $19,500 | 135.9% |
| Marissa | 2 | 2 | 0% | $41,750 | $31,500 | 32.5% |
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