Carol Stream home prices rise in 2019
The median sale price of a home sold in 2019 in Carol Stream rose by $2,000 while total sales increased by 1.6%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From January through December of 2019, there were 493 homes sold, with a median sale price of $238,000 - a 0.8% increase over the $236,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 485 homes sold in Carol Stream in 2018.
The median sales tax in Carol Stream for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $6,497, approximately 2.7% of the median home sale price for 2019.
The following table compares Carol Stream to other DuPage County cities with similar median sales prices in 2019:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Dale | 209 | 177 | 18.1% | $250,000 | $220,000 | 13.6% |
| Villa Park | 256 | 258 | -0.8% | $245,000 | $248,000 | -1.2% |
| West Chicago | 225 | 204 | 10.3% | $245,000 | $245,000 | 0% |
| Lombard | 647 | 558 | 15.9% | $242,000 | $239,647.50 | 1% |
| Addison | 372 | 348 | 6.9% | $240,000 | $232,250 | 3.3% |
| Carol Stream | 493 | 485 | 1.6% | $238,000 | $236,000 | 0.8% |
| Oakbrook Terrace | 19 | 32 | -40.6% | $223,500 | $268,000 | -16.6% |
| Aurora | 822 | 801 | 2.6% | $223,000 | $225,000 | -0.9% |
| Bensenville | 132 | 152 | -13.2% | $219,250 | $205,000 | 7% |
| St. Charles | 16 | 15 | 6.7% | $218,000 | $208,500 | 4.6% |
| Warrenville | 206 | 204 | 1% | $205,000 | $197,250 | 3.9% |