In December 2020, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $38,500 - a 28% decrease over the $53,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Chester in December 2019.
The median sales tax in Chester for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,337, approximately 3.5% of the median home sale price for December 2020.
The following table compares Chester to other Randolph County cities in December 2020:
| City | Dec. 2020 Home Sales | Dec. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta | 3 | 5 | -40% | $180,000 | $28,000 | 542.9% |
| Red Bud | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $141,000 | $80,000 | 76.3% |
| Prairie du Rocher | 1 | 1 | 0% | $115,000 | $25,000 | 360% |
| Evansville | 1 | 1 | 0% | $98,000 | $65,000 | 50.8% |
| Steeleville | 3 | 0 | - | $90,000 | $0 | - |
| Baldwin | 2 | 0 | - | $59,500 | $0 | - |
| Tilden | 1 | 0 | - | $50,000 | $0 | - |
| Percy | 2 | 1 | 100% | $49,500 | $4,500 | 1000% |
| Chester | 3 | 4 | -25% | $38,500 | $53,500 | -28% |
| Coulterville | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Ellis Grove | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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