In January 2022, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $15,000 - a 50% increase over the $10,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 13 homes sold in East St. Louis in January 2021.
The median sales tax in East St. Louis for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $622, approximately 4.1% of the median home sale price for January 2022.
The following table compares East St. Louis to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sale prices in January 2022:
| City | Jan. 2022 Home Sales | Jan. 2021 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2022 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2021 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville | 98 | 88 | 11.4% | $115,000 | $101,500 | 13.3% |
| New Athens | 6 | 3 | 100% | $105,000 | $59,928 | 75.2% |
| Fairmont City | 1 | 1 | 0% | $76,000 | $16,900 | 349.7% |
| Marissa | 2 | 2 | 0% | $64,500 | $63,000 | 2.4% |
| Caseyville | 4 | 5 | -20% | $59,000 | $319,144 | -81.5% |
| Dupo | 6 | 3 | 100% | $51,000 | $105,000 | -51.4% |
| Crest Hill | 1 | 0 | - | $49,900 | $0 | - |
| Cahokia | 8 | 19 | -57.9% | $35,800 | $30,000 | 19.3% |
| East St. Louis | 7 | 13 | -46.2% | $15,000 | $10,000 | 50% |
| Washington Park | 1 | 1 | 0% | $12,109 | $1,500 | 707.3% |
| Centreville | 2 | 1 | 100% | $8,000 | $15,501 | -48.4% |
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