From July through December of 2021, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $52,500 - a 11% increase over the $47,300 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Fairmont City in the second half of 2020.
The median sales tax in Fairmont City for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,078, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2021.
The following table compares Fairmont City to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sale prices in the second half of 2021:
| City | July - Dec. 2021 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Athens | 23 | 23 | 0% | $75,000 | $90,000 | -16.7% |
| Crest Hill | 12 | 8 | 50% | $68,500 | $51,505 | 33% |
| St. Libory | 3 | 4 | -25% | $60,000 | $71,500 | -16.1% |
| North Dupo | 3 | 4 | -25% | $56,500 | $32,000 | 76.6% |
| Marissa | 13 | 20 | -35% | $55,000 | $63,500 | -13.4% |
| Fairmont City | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $52,500 | $47,300 | 11% |
| Lenzburg | 2 | 5 | -60% | $34,500 | $19,500 | 76.9% |
| Cahokia | 136 | 152 | -10.5% | $34,000 | $30,000 | 13.3% |
| Washington Park | 1 | 4 | -75% | $25,000 | $6,000 | 316.7% |
| East St. Louis | 51 | 47 | 8.5% | $21,198 | $11,901 | 78.1% |
| Centreville | 15 | 11 | 36.4% | $10,000 | $16,500 | -39.4% |
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