From July through December of 2017, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $6,500 - a 86% decrease over the $46,450 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in West Alton in the second half of 2016.
The median sales tax in West Alton for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $727, approximately 11.2% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2017.
The following table compares West Alton to other St. Charles County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2017:
| City | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul | 29 | 14 | 107.1% | $245,000 | $187,500 | 30.7% |
| Lake St. Louis | 208 | 204 | 2% | $242,500 | $243,500 | -0.4% |
| Flint Hill | 1 | 2 | -50% | $240,715 | $312,000 | -22.8% |
| Weldon Spring | 254 | 252 | 0.8% | $227,500 | $220,000 | 3.4% |
| Wentzville | 330 | 374 | -11.8% | $217,500 | $200,050 | 8.7% |
| O'Fallon | 733 | 704 | 4.1% | $210,000 | $190,000 | 10.5% |
| St. Peters | 757 | 833 | -9.1% | $179,200 | $171,000 | 4.8% |
| Cottleville | 159 | 156 | 1.9% | $178,000 | $167,500 | 6.3% |
| St. Charles | 601 | 737 | -18.5% | $175,000 | $155,000 | 12.9% |
| Portage Des Sioux | 1 | 1 | 0% | $70,000 | $22,500 | 211.1% |
| West Alton | 4 | 2 | 100% | $6,500 | $46,450 | -86% |
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