From January through June of 2019, there were 12 homes sold, with a median sale price of $35,000 - a 14.8% increase over the $30,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 11 homes sold in Benld in the first half of 2018.
The median sales tax in Benld for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $699, approximately 2% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2019.
The following table compares Benld to other Macoupin County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2019:
| City | Jan. - June 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virden | 24 | 22 | 9.1% | $56,000 | $71,500 | -21.7% |
| White City | 4 | 2 | 100% | $52,750 | $41,000 | 28.7% |
| Gillespie | 21 | 26 | -19.2% | $52,500 | $35,250 | 48.9% |
| East Gillespie | 1 | 2 | -50% | $52,000 | $109,000 | -52.3% |
| Mount Olive | 19 | 13 | 46.2% | $52,000 | $60,000 | -13.3% |
| Benld | 12 | 11 | 9.1% | $35,000 | $30,500 | 14.8% |
| Lake Ka-Ho | 2 | 2 | 0% | $33,000 | $59,750 | -44.8% |
| Girard | 12 | 11 | 9.1% | $27,250 | $25,000 | 9% |
| Wilsonville | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | $27,000 | $17,000 | 58.8% |
| Shipman | 6 | 5 | 20% | $25,000 | $90,000 | -72.2% |
| Palmyra | 6 | 6 | 0% | $15,250 | $14,500 | 5.2% |
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