From January through June, there were 53 homes sold, with a median sale price of $15,000. There were 56 homes sold in East St. Louis in the first half of 2021, and the median sales price for the period was also $15,000.
The median sales tax in East St. Louis for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $622, approximately 4.1 percent of the median home sale price for the first half of 2022.
The following table compares East St. Louis to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sale prices in the first half of 2022:
| City | January - June 2022 Home Sales | January - June 2021 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | January - June 2022 Median Sales Price | January - June 2021 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marissa | 18 | 14 | 28.6 | $79,500 | $55,500 | 43.2 |
| Summerfield | 4 | 2 | 100 | $68,500 | $35,950 | 90.5 |
| Fairmont City | 5 | 10 | -50 | $50,000 | $27,500 | 81.8 |
| Cahokia | 123 | 141 | -12.8 | $38,000 | $25,000 | 52 |
| East Carondelet | 1 | 2 | -50 | $26,500 | $24,250 | 9.3 |
| Lenzburg | 3 | 2 | 50 | $21,000 | $33,000 | -36.4 |
| East St. Louis | 53 | 56 | -5.4 | $15,000 | $15,000 | 0 |
| Centreville | 5 | 5 | 0 | $10,000 | $15,501 | -35.5 |
| Alorton | 2 | 2 | 0 | $9,950 | $23,500 | -57.7 |
| Washington Park | 4 | 5 | -20 | $8,555 | $5,250 | 62.9 |
| Brooklyn | 1 | 0 | - | $6,000 | $0 | - |
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