In October 2018, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $56,000 - a 2.8% increase over the $54,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in Virden in October 2017.
The median sales tax in Virden for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,164, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for October 2018.
The following table compares Virden to other Macoupin County cities in October 2018:
| City | Oct. 2018 Home Sales | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2018 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $85,000 | $30,000 | 183.3% |
| Carlinville | 2 | 5 | -60% | $75,000 | $81,500 | -8% |
| Staunton | 3 | 12 | -75% | $73,500 | $94,000 | -21.8% |
| Brighton | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $65,000 | $91,000 | -28.6% |
| Gillespie | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | $63,500 | $23,000 | 176.1% |
| Virden | 2 | 6 | -66.7% | $56,000 | $54,500 | 2.8% |
| Mount Olive | 2 | 2 | 0% | $52,500 | $40,000 | 31.3% |
| Benld | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $48,750 | $55,000 | -11.4% |
| Palmyra | 1 | 2 | -50% | $40,000 | $43,750 | -8.6% |
| Girard | 2 | 1 | 100% | $27,000 | $120,000 | -77.5% |
| Medora | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Sawyerville | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $96,000 | -100% |
| White City | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $50,000 | -100% |
| Lake Ka-Ho | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| East Gillespie | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Wilsonville | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $13,000 | -100% |
| Shipman | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Mount Clare | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $31,500 | -100% |
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