Pricing for the median home in Carol Stream increased during the second half of 2021
The median sale price of a home sold in the second half of 2021 in Carol Stream rose by $25,500 while total sales increased by 20.3%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From July through December of 2021, there were 367 homes sold, with a median sale price of $279,500 - a 10% increase over the $254,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 305 homes sold in Carol Stream in the second half of 2020.
The median sales tax in Carol Stream for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $6,897, approximately 2.5% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2021.
The following table compares Carol Stream to other DuPage County cities with similar median sale prices in the second half of 2021:
| City | July - Dec. 2021 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison | 301 | 245 | 22.9% | $285,000 | $250,000 | 14% |
| Wood Dale | 161 | 110 | 46.4% | $280,000 | $260,000 | 7.7% |
| Roselle | 207 | 200 | 3.5% | $280,000 | $262,500 | 6.7% |
| Westmont | 217 | 193 | 12.4% | $280,000 | $279,000 | 0.4% |
| Willowbrook | 114 | 91 | 25.3% | $279,500 | $208,000 | 34.4% |
| Carol Stream | 367 | 305 | 20.3% | $279,500 | $254,000 | 10% |
| Villa Park | 171 | 161 | 6.2% | $277,000 | $270,000 | 2.6% |
| Aurora | 656 | 484 | 35.5% | $275,000 | $253,000 | 8.7% |
| St. Charles | 9 | 10 | -10% | $263,500 | $239,250 | 10.1% |
| Warrenville | 131 | 128 | 2.3% | $240,000 | $243,500 | -1.4% |
| Glendale Heights | 248 | 239 | 3.8% | $232,750 | $220,000 | 5.8% |