In January 2020, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $30,000 - a 100% increase over the $15,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Virden in January 2019.
The median sales tax in Virden for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,325, approximately 4.4% of the median home sale price for January 2020.
The following table compares Virden to other Macoupin County cities in January 2020:
| City | Jan. 2020 Home Sales | Jan. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2020 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillespie | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $168,750 | $65,000 | 159.6% |
| Staunton | 1 | 5 | -80% | $140,000 | $60,000 | 133.3% |
| Brighton | 1 | 1 | 0% | $70,000 | $30,000 | 133.3% |
| Carlinville | 7 | 7 | 0% | $70,000 | $35,000 | 100% |
| Girard | 1 | 4 | -75% | $62,000 | $53,250 | 16.4% |
| Bunker Hill | 3 | 2 | 50% | $57,000 | $75,250 | -24.3% |
| Benld | 4 | 1 | 300% | $31,500 | $44,500 | -29.2% |
| Mount Olive | 3 | 3 | 0% | $30,500 | $75,500 | -59.6% |
| Virden | 6 | 3 | 100% | $30,000 | $15,000 | 100% |
| Medora | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Sawyerville | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $88,000 | -100% |
| White City | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $75,500 | -100% |
| Lake Ka-Ho | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| East Gillespie | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Wilsonville | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Palmyra | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $7,750 | -100% |
| Shipman | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Mount Clare | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $100,000 | -100% |
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