From January through June of 2017, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $450,000 - a 66.7% increase over the $270,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 12 homes sold in Augusta in the first half of 2016.
The median sales tax in Augusta for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $2,838, approximately 0.6% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2017.
The following table compares Augusta 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Hill | 2 | 0 | - | $497,500 | $0 | - |
| Augusta | 5 | 12 | -58.3% | $450,000 | $270,000 | 66.7% |
| Defiance | 12 | 18 | -33.3% | $352,750 | $380,000 | -7.2% |
| Foristell | 13 | 23 | -43.5% | $320,000 | $243,000 | 31.7% |
| 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% |
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