In February 2020, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $93,500 - a 96.8% increase over the $47,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Gillespie in February 2019.
The median sales tax in Gillespie for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $983, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for February 2020.
The following table compares Gillespie to other Macoupin County cities in February 2020:
| City | Feb. 2020 Home Sales | Feb. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2020 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girard | 2 | 1 | 100% | $158,750 | $3,500 | 4435.7% |
| Medora | 1 | 0 | - | $128,000 | $0 | - |
| Bunker Hill | 3 | 1 | 200% | $116,000 | $45,000 | 157.8% |
| Gillespie | 4 | 2 | 100% | $93,500 | $47,500 | 96.8% |
| Palmyra | 2 | 1 | 100% | $91,250 | $5,000 | 1725% |
| Brighton | 5 | 2 | 150% | $80,000 | $109,500 | -26.9% |
| Carlinville | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $61,500 | $105,000 | -41.4% |
| Staunton | 6 | 5 | 20% | $48,750 | $40,000 | 21.9% |
| Mount Olive | 5 | 1 | 400% | $45,000 | $24,000 | 87.5% |
| Wilsonville | 3 | 0 | - | $9,500 | $0 | - |
| Mount Clare | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $22,500 | -100% |
| Sawyerville | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| White City | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Benld | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $9,000 | -100% |
| Lake Ka-Ho | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| East Gillespie | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Virden | 0 | 4 | -100% | $0 | $59,000 | -100% |
| Shipman | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $61,000 | -100% |
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