Rising home prices in Carol Stream in August 2021
The median sale price of a home sold in August 2021 in Carol Stream rose by $23,000 while total sales increased by 39.7%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In August 2021, there were 81 homes sold, with a median sale price of $290,000 - a 8.6% increase over the $267,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 58 homes sold in Carol Stream in August 2020.
The median sales tax in Carol Stream for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $6,897, approximately 2.4% of the median home sale price for August 2021.
The following table compares Carol Stream 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodridge | 57 | 43 | 32.6% | $315,000 | $315,000 | 0% |
| Wood Dale | 34 | 17 | 100% | $308,750 | $260,000 | 18.8% |
| Aurora | 137 | 83 | 65.1% | $305,000 | $270,000 | 13% |
| Roselle | 42 | 32 | 31.3% | $305,000 | $273,750 | 11.4% |
| Itasca | 18 | 8 | 125% | $302,500 | $303,750 | -0.4% |
| Carol Stream | 81 | 58 | 39.7% | $290,000 | $267,000 | 8.6% |
| Lombard | 93 | 68 | 36.8% | $290,000 | $255,000 | 13.7% |
| Bloomingdale | 62 | 39 | 59% | $288,750 | $315,000 | -8.3% |
| Bensenville | 14 | 12 | 16.7% | $279,000 | $242,000 | 15.3% |
| Oakbrook Terrace | 6 | 3 | 100% | $278,000 | $225,000 | 23.6% |
| Villa Park | 33 | 33 | 0% | $270,000 | $290,000 | -6.9% |