In July 2018, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $42,000 - a 150.7% increase over the $16,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Gillespie in July 2017.
The median sales tax in Gillespie for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $969, approximately 2.3% of the median home sale price for July 2018.
The following table compares Gillespie to other Macoupin County cities with similar median sales prices in July 2018:
| City | July 2018 Home Sales | July 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July 2018 Median Sales Price | July 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | 2 | 2 | 0% | $100,000 | $52,500 | 90.5% |
| Mount Olive | 2 | 1 | 100% | $77,250 | $82,500 | -6.4% |
| Brighton | 3 | 2 | 50% | $72,500 | $166,000 | -56.3% |
| Carlinville | 11 | 14 | -21.4% | $70,000 | $56,750 | 23.3% |
| Virden | 8 | 2 | 300% | $53,000 | $106,000 | -50% |
| Girard | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $52,000 | $64,000 | -18.8% |
| Palmyra | 2 | 0 | - | $45,500 | $0 | - |
| Medora | 2 | 1 | 100% | $44,250 | $70,000 | -36.8% |
| Gillespie | 6 | 4 | 50% | $42,000 | $16,750 | 150.7% |
| Benld | 2 | 1 | 100% | $37,500 | $24,000 | 56.3% |
| Wilsonville | 2 | 1 | 100% | $15,000 | $22,000 | -31.8% |
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