August 2021: West Chicago experienced a 1.4% increase in median home prices
The median sale price of a home sold in August 2021 in West Chicago rose by $4,500 while total sales increased by 71.4%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In August 2021, there were 36 homes sold, with a median sale price of $327,500 - a 1.4% increase over the $323,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 21 homes sold in West Chicago in August 2020.
The median sales tax in West Chicago for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $6,359, approximately 1.9% of the median home sale price for August 2021.
The following table compares West Chicago 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Lisle | 45 | 39 | 15.4% | $330,000 | $325,000 | 1.5% |
| West Chicago | 36 | 21 | 71.4% | $327,500 | $323,000 | 1.4% |
| St. Charles | 2 | 2 | 0% | $326,500 | $234,250 | 39.4% |
| Woodridge | 57 | 43 | 32.6% | $315,000 | $315,000 | 0% |
| Wood Dale | 34 | 17 | 100% | $308,750 | $260,000 | 18.8% |
| Aurora | 137 | 83 | 65.1% | $305,000 | $270,000 | 13% |
| Roselle | 42 | 32 | 31.3% | $305,000 | $273,750 | 11.4% |