From January through June of 2020, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $15,000 - a 150% increase over the $6,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in West Alton in the first half of 2019.
The median sales tax in West Alton for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $696, approximately 4.6% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2020.
The following table compares West Alton to other St. Charles County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2020:
| City | Jan. - June 2020 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2020 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dardenne Prairie | 121 | 122 | -0.8% | $307,000 | $291,000 | 5.5% |
| Foristell | 16 | 16 | 0% | $295,000 | $271,750 | 8.6% |
| Weldon Spring | 210 | 243 | -13.6% | $247,500 | $240,000 | 3.1% |
| Lake St. Louis | 161 | 171 | -5.8% | $245,000 | $252,000 | -2.8% |
| Wentzville | 276 | 284 | -2.8% | $235,000 | $231,500 | 1.5% |
| O'Fallon | 540 | 617 | -12.5% | $232,000 | $220,000 | 5.5% |
| St. Peters | 588 | 633 | -7.1% | $210,000 | $199,900 | 5.1% |
| Cottleville | 116 | 129 | -10.1% | $200,000 | $188,000 | 6.4% |
| St. Charles | 475 | 545 | -12.8% | $191,000 | $186,650 | 2.3% |
| Portage Des Sioux | 2 | 1 | 100% | $152,550 | $140,000 | 9% |
| West Alton | 3 | 4 | -25% | $15,000 | $6,000 | 150% |
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