The median sale price of a home sold in the third quarter of 2020 in Highland rose by $19,450 while total sales decreased by 74.4%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From July through September of 2020, there were 22 homes sold, with a median sale price of $162,450 - a 13.6% increase over the $143,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 86 homes sold in Highland in the third quarter of 2019.
The median sales tax in Highland for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $3,472, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2020.
The following table compares Highland to other Madison County cities with similar median sales prices in the third quarter of 2020:
| City | July - Sept. 2020 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2020 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville | 23 | 42 | -45.2% | $234,400 | $212,000 | 10.6% |
| Troy | 28 | 73 | -61.6% | $232,250 | $171,000 | 35.8% |
| Kendall Hill | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $225,000 | $134,400 | 67.4% |
| Edwardsville | 50 | 131 | -61.8% | $206,300 | $204,000 | 1.1% |
| Glen Carbon | 27 | 72 | -62.5% | $195,000 | $224,000 | -12.9% |
| Highland | 22 | 86 | -74.4% | $162,450 | $143,000 | 13.6% |
| Worden | 4 | 10 | -60% | $156,500 | $88,500 | 76.8% |
| Rosewood Heights | 5 | 21 | -76.2% | $139,750 | $115,000 | 21.5% |
| Godfrey | 18 | 98 | -81.6% | $137,500 | $138,700 | -0.9% |
| Collinsville | 54 | 119 | -54.6% | $135,700 | $135,000 | 0.5% |
| Brooks | 2 | 1 | 100% | $135,500 | $10,500 | 1190.5% |
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