In February 2022, there were 15 homes sold, with a median sale price of $230,425 - a 28% increase over the $180,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 19 homes sold in Swansea in February 2021.
The median sales tax in Swansea for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $3,780, approximately 1.6% of the median home sale price for February 2022.
The following table compares Swansea to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sale prices in February 2022:
| City | Feb. 2022 Home Sales | Feb. 2021 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2022 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2021 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiloh | 12 | 15 | -20% | $259,450 | $185,000 | 40.2% |
| Swansea | 15 | 19 | -21.1% | $230,425 | $180,000 | 28% |
| Smithton | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $225,000 | $235,900 | -4.6% |
| Millstadt | 3 | 4 | -25% | $214,000 | $372,000 | -42.5% |
| O'Fallon | 20 | 26 | -23.1% | $212,450 | $209,000 | 1.7% |
| Mascoutah | 8 | 10 | -20% | $197,000 | $175,450 | 12.3% |
| Lebanon | 7 | 3 | 133.3% | $155,000 | $120,000 | 29.2% |
| Fairview Heights | 16 | 22 | -27.3% | $152,750 | $138,250 | 10.5% |
| Collinsville | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $141,500 | $116,000 | 22% |
| St. Libory | 2 | 0 | - | $141,500 | $0 | - |
| Belleville | 90 | 78 | 15.4% | $114,950 | $108,575 | 5.9% |
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