There were 292 homes sold in July, with a median sale price of $172,465 — a 7.8% increase over the $160,000 median sale price during the same period of the previous year. In comparison, 317 homes were sold in St. Clair County in July 2023.
Based on the latest available data from 2021, the median sales tax in St. Clair County was $2,438, which stands at 1.4% of July's median home sale price.
The U.S. housing market has soared in recent years, with its total value nearing $50 trillion in 2024. This is almost five times greater than the market's value in 2000.
“The value of America’s housing market will likely cross the $50 trillion threshold in the next 12 months as there are not enough homes being listed to push prices down,” said Redfin Economics Research Lead Chen Zhao.
The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in St. Clair County from July 2023 to July 2024.