Rising home prices in West Chicago in September 2021
The median sale price of a home sold in September 2021 in West Chicago rose by $37,500 while total sales decreased by 39%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In September 2021, there were 25 homes sold, with a median sale price of $325,000 - a 13% increase over the $287,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 41 homes sold in West Chicago in September 2020.
The median sales tax in West Chicago for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $6,359, approximately 2% of the median home sale price for September 2021.
The following table compares West Chicago to other DuPage County cities with similar median sale prices in September 2021:
| City | Sept. 2021 Home Sales | Sept. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2021 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downers Grove | 100 | 91 | 9.9% | $372,500 | $340,000 | 9.6% |
| Lisle | 28 | 32 | -12.5% | $369,500 | $291,500 | 26.8% |
| Wheaton | 79 | 83 | -4.8% | $365,000 | $329,500 | 10.8% |
| Bartlett | 41 | 29 | 41.4% | $345,000 | $284,500 | 21.3% |
| Itasca | 6 | 12 | -50% | $329,000 | $235,000 | 40% |
| West Chicago | 25 | 41 | -39% | $325,000 | $287,500 | 13% |
| Villa Park | 26 | 24 | 8.3% | $322,500 | $272,500 | 18.3% |
| Woodridge | 42 | 47 | -10.6% | $313,000 | $272,500 | 14.9% |
| Winfield | 19 | 20 | -5% | $312,000 | $258,000 | 20.9% |
| Lombard | 68 | 67 | 1.5% | $310,000 | $278,000 | 11.5% |
| Bloomingdale | 42 | 51 | -17.6% | $297,500 | $275,000 | 8.2% |