In August 2019, there were 12 homes sold, with a median sale price of $90,000 - a 15.4% increase over the $78,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Chester in August 2018.
The median sales tax in Chester for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,256, approximately 1.4% of the median home sale price for August 2019.
The following table compares Chester to other Randolph County cities in August 2019:
| City | Aug. 2019 Home Sales | Aug. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2019 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bud | 7 | 5 | 40% | $175,000 | $117,500 | 48.9% |
| Percy | 1 | 1 | 0% | $120,000 | $43,000 | 179.1% |
| Sparta | 4 | 6 | -33.3% | $90,000 | $44,000 | 104.5% |
| Chester | 12 | 3 | 300% | $90,000 | $78,000 | 15.4% |
| Steeleville | 3 | 5 | -40% | $81,000 | $125,000 | -35.2% |
| Evansville | 1 | 1 | 0% | $69,900 | $18,000 | 288.3% |
| Ellis Grove | 1 | 0 | - | $66,000 | $0 | - |
| Coulterville | 3 | 1 | 200% | $65,000 | $62,500 | 4% |
| Tilden | 1 | 0 | - | $38,000 | $0 | - |
| Prairie du Rocher | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Baldwin | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $42,000 | -100% |
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