Darien home prices fall in August 2019
The median sale price of a home sold in August 2019 in Darien fell by $41,750 while total sales increased by 12%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In August 2019, there were 28 homes sold, with a median sale price of $271,750 - a 13.3% decrease over the $313,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 25 homes sold in Darien in August 2018.
The median sales tax in Darien for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $6,101, approximately 2.2% of the median home sale price for August 2019.
The following table compares Darien to other DuPage County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2019:
| City | Aug. 2019 Home Sales | Aug. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2019 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downers Grove | 67 | 57 | 17.5% | $350,000 | $339,000 | 3.2% |
| Glenbard South | 8 | 9 | -11.1% | $313,500 | $362,000 | -13.4% |
| Bartlett | 43 | 36 | 19.4% | $300,000 | $280,000 | 7.1% |
| Roselle | 41 | 16 | 156.3% | $288,500 | $233,250 | 23.7% |
| Bloomingdale | 25 | 30 | -16.7% | $280,000 | $236,000 | 18.6% |
| Darien | 28 | 25 | 12% | $271,750 | $313,500 | -13.3% |
| Lisle | 28 | 29 | -3.4% | $270,000 | $360,000 | -25% |
| Villa Park | 22 | 32 | -31.3% | $267,500 | $251,500 | 6.4% |
| Carol Stream | 52 | 41 | 26.8% | $257,750 | $242,000 | 6.5% |
| Willowbrook | 14 | 16 | -12.5% | $257,500 | $192,500 | 33.8% |
| Itasca | 15 | 11 | 36.4% | $255,000 | $315,000 | -19% |