In July 2017, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $110,000 - a 8.1% decrease over the $119,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were eight homes sold in Chester in July 2016.
The median sales tax in Chester for 2017 was $1,241. In 2016, the median sales tax was $1,259. This marks an decrease of 1.5%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.1%.
The following table compares Chester to other Randolph County cities in July 2017:
| City | July 2017 Home Sales | July 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July 2017 Median Sales Price | July 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bud | 4 | 9 | -55.6% | $112,500 | $150,000 | -25% |
| Chester | 3 | 8 | -62.5% | $110,000 | $119,750 | -8.1% |
| Steeleville | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $76,000 | $137,500 | -44.7% |
| Sparta | 4 | 4 | 0% | $44,450 | $20,000 | 122.3% |
| Prairie du Rocher | 1 | 1 | 0% | $32,000 | $25,500 | 25.5% |
| Coulterville | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Evansville | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $38,250 | -100% |
| Tilden | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Ellis Grove | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Baldwin | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $105,000 | -100% |
| Percy | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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