Tiffany Carney
Nester Realty
(618) 491-6252
5 Total Sales
2 in Millstadt
$215K - $265K Price Range
Millstadt
Located in St. Clair County
Millstadt stands amid two employment hubs, 15 miles east of St. Louis and 17 miles west of Scott Air Force Base, where more than 15,000 military members and civilian workers are employed. Despite the concentration of jobs a short drive away, the 7,000-person village retains a small-town atmosphere with beloved local businesses. It also boasts a strong school system that attracts new residents, RE/MAX Preferred Realtor Christina Karr says.
Millstadt homeowners may live in a century-old bungalow a short walk from downtown’s restaurants and brewery, a restored ranch home that sprawls two lots and provides plenty of living and garage space or a 2000s neo-eclectic house in subdivisions around the community’s periphery. Karr says price tags for entry-level homes usually hover between $160,000 and $180,000, jumping to the $300,000s and $400,000s for larger homes in higher-end, decade-old subdivisions. However there are few options in between, she adds. Millstadt features 1.1 months of home inventory, a sign the village is like many communities across the country that face inventory crunches that often gives sellers the upper hand in home deals.
The town is home to the Millstadt Consolidated Community School District, a well-rated public educational pipeline for elementary and middle schoolers. For example Millstadt Primary Center, where children go from prekindergarten until second grade, gets a grade of B from Niche. Students spend third through eighth grades at Millstadt Consolidated School, a B-plus-rated school where the quality of the academics and the teachers are rated even higher at an A-minus. After eighth grade students head 6 miles northeast of Millstadt to take classes at Belleville West High School, part of the Belleville Township School District. However schools in Belleville are no less heralded. Another B-plus-rated school, Belleville West allows seniors to shorten their class schedules, work jobs and earn school credit while doing so through the Office Occupations program.
North of Millstadt Consolidated School sits Village Park, Millstadt’s primary community green space. Intermingled among the park’s baseball fields is a public swimming pool, shaded pavilions and a play are featuring a rocket slide that kids can climb into before sliding back to Earth. Once a year the park is the stage for one of Millstadt’s greatest competitions: the BBQ-Chili Cook-Off. The annual culinary competition pits residents against each other as they compete for thousands of dollars in cash prizes awarded to whoever whips up the best chili, ribs, snoots and pork steaks.
Head to Ott’s Tavern downtown for a bite before you explore the boutiques sprinkled throughout Millstadt’s town center. Join the weekend crowd that often gathers at the restaurant’s outdoor picnic tables to enjoy pyramids of golden, fried fish piled atop white bread. Of course it isn’t the fish itself that’s made Ott’s a smash hit with locals, says Karr. “It’s their batter that they’re known for. The recipe was passed down to the current owners. People come from St. Louis to get it.” If you crave fried chicken instead, pick up some pieces from Millstadt IGA while you’re doing your weekly shopping at the grocer operated by the Norrenberns family, who have been in the grocery business in southwestern Illinois since 1930.
Good schools and good food can be found just 25 minutes east of St. Louis in Millstadt.
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Alex Soderstrom
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Agents Specializing in this Area
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Tiffany Carney
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Stevie Rae
Stevie Rae
Responds QuicklyHouse 2 Home Realty Marion
(618) 425-4856
347 Total Sales
1 in Millstadt
$405,900 Price
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Raquel Vice
Raquel Vice
Responds QuicklyCentury 21 Advantage
(618) 726-9530
284 Total Sales
8 in Millstadt
$150K - $435K Price Range
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Kay Kendall
Kay Kendall
Responds QuicklyNester Realty
(618) 491-6195
42 Total Sales
3 in Millstadt
$120K - $265K Price Range
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Angela Laskowski
Angela Laskowski
Responds QuicklyRE/MAX Preferred
(618) 726-9542
196 Total Sales
4 in Millstadt
$50K - $415K Price Range
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Delores Doussard
Delores Doussard
Responds QuicklyRE/MAX Preferred
(618) 621-2425
215 Total Sales
3 in Millstadt
$100K - $390K Price Range
Schools
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- 3rd to 8th
- Public
- 3rd to 8th
- Public
Millstadt Housing Trends
On average, homes in Millstadt, IL sell after 70 days on the market compared to the national average of 49 days. The median sale price for homes in Millstadt, IL over the last 12 months is $310,000, up 15% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
Housing Trends
Median List Price
$350,000
Median Sale Price
$310,000
Median Single Family Sale Price
$325,000
Median Townhouse Sale Price
$210,000
Median Change From 1st List Price
2%
Last 12 months Home Sales
55
Median Home Sale Price YoY Change
$15
Average Price Per Sq Ft
$157
Neighborhood Facts
Number of Homes for Sale
12
Months of Supply
2.60
Open Houses
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Sunday, Jun 11 - 3pm
Homes for Sale
Distribution of Home Values
Average Home Value
Property Mix - Square Feet
Millstadt Has More Owners
Demographics
Total Population
3,477
Median Age
46
Population Density
6 ppl/acre
Population under 18
21%
On par with the national average
23.8%
Population over 65
24.9%
Above the national average
19.1%
Finances
Median Household Income
$99,580
Significantly above the national average
$71,702
Average Household Income
$113,019
Education and Workforce
High School Graduates
97.9%
Above the national average
89.1%
College Graduates
32.7%
Advanced Degrees
10.6%
% Population in Labor Force
68.2%
On par with the national average
65.1%
Weather
Annual Precipitation
41''
Average Winter Low Temperature
25°F
Average Summer High Temperature
89°F
Annual Snowfall
11''
