In April, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $44,000 - an 8.6 percent increase over the $40,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Virden in April 2021.
The median sales tax in Virden for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,325, approximately three percent of the median home sale price for April.
The following table compares Virden to other Macoupin County cities with similar median sale prices in April:
| City | April 2022 Home Sales | April 2021 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | April 2022 Median Sales Price | April 2021 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benld | 3 | 1 | 200 | $125,000 | $35,000 | 257.1 |
| Shipman | 1 | 1 | 0 | $119,500 | $110,000 | 8.6 |
| Mount Olive | 3 | 1 | 200 | $115,000 | $130,000 | -11.5 |
| Staunton | 10 | 14 | -28.6 | $105,700 | $113,500 | -6.9 |
| Bunker Hill | 3 | 2 | 50 | $65,000 | $125,000 | -48 |
| Gillespie | 7 | 7 | 0 | $64,900 | $58,000 | 11.9 |
| Brighton | 1 | 5 | -80 | $59,900 | $115,000 | -47.9 |
| Virden | 8 | 5 | 60 | $44,000 | $40,500 | 8.6 |
| Wilsonville | 1 | 0 | - | $25,000 | $0 | - |
| Lake Ka-Ho | 2 | 1 | 100 | $23,250 | $30,000 | -22.5 |
| White City | 1 | 0 | - | $15,000 | $0 | - |
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