August 2021: Home prices in Downers Grove increased
The median sale price of a home sold in August 2021 in Downers Grove rose by $43,500 while total sales increased by 24%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In August 2021, there were 119 homes sold, with a median sale price of $375,000 - a 13.1% increase over the $331,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 96 homes sold in Downers Grove in August 2020.
The median sales tax in Downers Grove for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $6,203, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for August 2021.
The following table compares Downers Grove to other DuPage County cities with similar median sale prices in August 2021:
| City | Aug. 2021 Home Sales | Aug. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2021 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medinah | 2 | 2 | 0% | $557,500 | $313,000 | 78.1% |
| Clarendon Hills | 25 | 21 | 19% | $450,000 | $440,000 | 2.3% |
| Elmhurst | 125 | 86 | 45.3% | $450,000 | $495,000 | -9.1% |
| Glen Ellyn | 58 | 50 | 16% | $446,000 | $563,250 | -20.8% |
| Naperville | 200 | 141 | 41.8% | $412,500 | $387,000 | 6.6% |
| Downers Grove | 119 | 96 | 24% | $375,000 | $331,500 | 13.1% |
| Wheaton | 124 | 91 | 36.3% | $368,500 | $360,000 | 2.4% |
| Darien | 46 | 32 | 43.8% | $355,000 | $329,250 | 7.8% |
| Westmont | 43 | 32 | 34.4% | $355,000 | $352,500 | 0.7% |
| Winfield | 23 | 20 | 15% | $338,000 | $310,000 | 9% |
| Bartlett | 46 | 33 | 39.4% | $337,500 | $298,000 | 13.3% |