In March 2018, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $60,000 - a 281% increase over the $15,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in Mount Olive in March 2017.
The median sales tax in Mount Olive for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,114, approximately 1.9% of the median home sale price for March 2018.
The following table compares Mount Olive to other Macoupin County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2018:
| City | Mar. 2018 Home Sales | Mar. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | 2 | 0 | - | $155,250 | $0 | - |
| Staunton | 7 | 4 | 75% | $110,000 | $145,250 | -24.3% |
| Shipman | 2 | 1 | 100% | $105,000 | $12,000 | 775% |
| Virden | 3 | 14 | -78.6% | $73,000 | $52,375 | 39.4% |
| Mount Olive | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $60,000 | $15,750 | 281% |
| Carlinville | 9 | 12 | -25% | $39,000 | $50,000 | -22% |
| White City | 1 | 1 | 0% | $37,000 | $8,000 | 362.5% |
| Wilsonville | 2 | 1 | 100% | $35,000 | $47,000 | -25.5% |
| Benld | 2 | 5 | -60% | $30,250 | $22,900 | 32.1% |
| Girard | 3 | 1 | 200% | $20,000 | $20,000 | 0% |
| Gillespie | 6 | 6 | 0% | $18,000 | $36,500 | -50.7% |
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