In April 2018, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $93,500 - a 93.8% increase over the $48,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Virden in April 2017.
The median sales tax in Virden for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,164, approximately 1.2% of the median home sale price for April 2018.
The following table compares Virden to other Macoupin County cities with similar median sales prices in April 2018:
| City | Apr. 2018 Home Sales | Apr. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2018 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virden | 6 | 2 | 200% | $93,500 | $48,250 | 93.8% |
| Carlinville | 8 | 10 | -20% | $78,000 | $57,500 | 35.7% |
| Mount Olive | 1 | 2 | -50% | $75,000 | $68,750 | 9.1% |
| Staunton | 9 | 8 | 12.5% | $72,000 | $50,000 | 44% |
| Bunker Hill | 3 | 3 | 0% | $70,000 | $88,500 | -20.9% |
| Benld | 3 | 1 | 200% | $58,000 | $5,500 | 954.5% |
| Gillespie | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $52,000 | $69,750 | -25.4% |
| Palmyra | 1 | 0 | - | $48,500 | $0 | - |
| Brighton | 1 | 6 | -83.3% | $45,000 | $92,500 | -51.4% |
| Shipman | 1 | 0 | - | $24,500 | $0 | - |
| Girard | 1 | 2 | -50% | $22,500 | $66,750 | -66.3% |
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