From October through December of 2018, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $334,000 - a 34.9% increase over the $247,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Augusta in the fourth quarter of 2017.
The median sales tax in Augusta for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,838, approximately 0.8% of the median home sale price for the fourth quarter of 2018.
The following table compares Augusta to other St. Charles County cities with similar median sales prices in the fourth quarter of 2018:
| City | Oct. - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defiance | 8 | 9 | -11.1% | $360,000 | $330,000 | 9.1% |
| Augusta | 7 | 4 | 75% | $334,000 | $247,500 | 34.9% |
| Foristell | 3 | 6 | -50% | $312,500 | $245,000 | 27.6% |
| Flint Hill | 1 | 1 | 0% | $310,000 | $240,715 | 28.8% |
| Dardenne Prairie | 62 | 66 | -6.1% | $262,500 | $272,138 | -3.5% |
| Weldon Spring | 113 | 122 | -7.4% | $244,900 | $225,000 | 8.8% |
| Wentzville | 136 | 145 | -6.2% | $239,700 | $221,000 | 8.5% |
| Lake St. Louis | 85 | 82 | 3.7% | $219,000 | $239,000 | -8.4% |
| O'Fallon | 331 | 323 | 2.5% | $210,000 | $196,000 | 7.1% |
| St. Peters | 325 | 325 | 0% | $187,500 | $177,000 | 5.9% |
| Cottleville | 62 | 76 | -18.4% | $186,400 | $175,500 | 6.2% |
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