Darien home prices rise in February 2020
The median sale price of a home sold in February 2020 in Darien rose by $10,000 while total sales decreased by 9.5%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In February 2020, there were 19 homes sold, with a median sale price of $280,000 - a 3.7% increase over the $270,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 21 homes sold in Darien in February 2019.
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 February 2020.
The following table compares Darien to other DuPage County cities with similar median sales prices in February 2020:
| City | Feb. 2020 Home Sales | Feb. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2020 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendon Hills | 10 | 3 | 233.3% | $319,000 | $353,000 | -9.6% |
| West Chicago | 12 | 13 | -7.7% | $315,000 | $262,000 | 20.2% |
| Wheaton | 29 | 23 | 26.1% | $305,000 | $303,000 | 0.7% |
| Lisle | 17 | 10 | 70% | $296,000 | $241,500 | 22.6% |
| Wood Dale | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $289,500 | $190,000 | 52.4% |
| Darien | 19 | 21 | -9.5% | $280,000 | $270,000 | 3.7% |
| Westmont | 10 | 11 | -9.1% | $275,000 | $228,000 | 20.6% |
| Bartlett | 9 | 12 | -25% | $270,000 | $236,000 | 14.4% |
| Lombard | 25 | 27 | -7.4% | $267,000 | $200,000 | 33.5% |
| Carol Stream | 19 | 22 | -13.6% | $265,000 | $233,000 | 13.7% |
| Woodridge | 12 | 7 | 71.4% | $265,000 | $211,000 | 25.6% |