From January through June of 2017, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $8,000 - a 69.5% decrease over the $26,200 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in West Alton in the first half of 2016.
The median sales tax in West Alton for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $727, approximately 9.1% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2017.
The following table compares West Alton to other St. Charles County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2017:
| City | Jan. - June 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul | 15 | 20 | -25% | $295,000 | $207,500 | 42.2% |
| Dardenne Prairie | 133 | 130 | 2.3% | $265,000 | $269,000 | -1.5% |
| Weldon Spring | 251 | 224 | 12.1% | $233,900 | $216,250 | 8.2% |
| Lake St. Louis | 178 | 201 | -11.4% | $232,000 | $224,900 | 3.2% |
| Wentzville | 343 | 329 | 4.3% | $212,500 | $197,900 | 7.4% |
| O'Fallon | 637 | 678 | -6% | $191,500 | $189,700 | 0.9% |
| St. Peters | 662 | 718 | -7.8% | $178,000 | $171,500 | 3.8% |
| Cottleville | 146 | 140 | 4.3% | $166,000 | $156,950 | 5.8% |
| St. Charles | 580 | 594 | -2.4% | $164,900 | $155,000 | 6.4% |
| Portage Des Sioux | 1 | 2 | -50% | $77,000 | $46,950 | 64% |
| West Alton | 5 | 4 | 25% | $8,000 | $26,200 | -69.5% |
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