In May 2018, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $60,000 - a 56% decrease over the $136,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Chester in May 2017.
The median sales tax in Chester for 2018 was $1,256. In 2017, the median sales tax was $1,241. This marks an increase of 1.2%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.1%.
The following table compares Chester to other Randolph County cities in May 2018:
| City | May 2018 Home Sales | May 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2018 Median Sales Price | May 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evansville | 1 | 0 | - | $195,000 | $0 | - |
| Red Bud | 6 | 12 | -50% | $154,500 | $127,000 | 21.7% |
| Steeleville | 3 | 3 | 0% | $80,000 | $80,000 | 0% |
| Sparta | 2 | 9 | -77.8% | $71,500 | $65,000 | 10% |
| Chester | 7 | 2 | 250% | $60,000 | $136,250 | -56% |
| Prairie du Rocher | 2 | 0 | - | $53,000 | $0 | - |
| Baldwin | 2 | 1 | 100% | $25,550 | $23,000 | 11.1% |
| Coulterville | 2 | 1 | 100% | $14,250 | $100,000 | -85.8% |
| Ellis Grove | 1 | 2 | -50% | $2,500 | $76,900 | -96.7% |
| Tilden | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $63,000 | -100% |
| Percy | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $17,000 | -100% |
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