From January through December of 2020, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $375,000. There were five homes sold in Columbia in 2019, and the median sales price for the period was also $375,000.
The median sales tax in Columbia for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $7,193, approximately 1.9% of the median home sale price for 2020.
The following table compares Columbia to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sale prices in 2020:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 3 | 5 | -40% | $375,000 | $375,000 | 0% |
| Smithton | 76 | 81 | -6.2% | $240,000 | $220,000 | 9.1% |
| Shiloh | 234 | 217 | 7.8% | $230,000 | $200,000 | 15% |
| O'Fallon | 658 | 562 | 17.1% | $222,500 | $210,000 | 6% |
| Millstadt | 73 | 64 | 14.1% | $200,000 | $159,000 | 25.8% |
| Miller | 11 | 9 | 22.2% | $199,900 | $192,000 | 4.1% |
| Swansea | 303 | 232 | 30.6% | $182,000 | $169,900 | 7.1% |
| Freeburg | 81 | 62 | 30.6% | $177,500 | $189,000 | -6.1% |
| Mascoutah | 188 | 182 | 3.3% | $175,500 | $184,250 | -4.7% |
| Briar Hill | 16 | 13 | 23.1% | $158,500 | $122,500 | 29.4% |
| Lebanon | 86 | 87 | -1.1% | $130,500 | $141,644 | -7.9% |
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