How did home prices perform in Darien during August 2021?
The median sale price of a home sold in August 2021 in Darien rose by $25,750 while total sales increased by 43.8%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In August 2021, there were 46 homes sold, with a median sale price of $355,000 - a 7.8% increase over the $329,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 32 homes sold in Darien in August 2020.
The median sales tax in Darien for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $6,328, approximately 1.8% of the median home sale price for August 2021.
The following table compares Darien 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Lisle | 45 | 39 | 15.4% | $330,000 | $325,000 | 1.5% |
| West Chicago | 36 | 21 | 71.4% | $327,500 | $323,000 | 1.4% |