28 Muirfield Circle in Wheaton's St. James Park subdivision | Zillow.com
28 Muirfield Circle in Wheaton's St. James Park subdivision | Zillow.com
Illinois' highest-in-the-nation property taxes are eroding home equity and depressing home values across the state. This report is part of a Dupage Policy Journal series on recent home sales that demonstrate the consequences.
The Home: 28 Muirfield Circle in Wheaton's St. James Park subdivision is 6,700 square feet with five bedrooms and seven baths, according to Zillow.com.
The Seller: Ex-Major League baseball player David DeJesus, 38 and his wife, Kim.
David DeJesus
| MLB.com
DeJesus played 12 years in the majors, seven for the Kansas City Royals and two for the Chicago Cubs. He retired in 2017.
Kim (nee Iliff) is a Wheaton native and model who starred in the reality television show "The Amazing Race" in 2013. Kim graduated from Wheaton-Warrenville South High School in 1998, where she played varsity golf. Her dad, Scott, was a chemistry teacher and golf coach at Glenbard South High School in Glen Ellyn from 1982-2015.
The Purchase: $1.050 million in Oct 2011, or $1.18 million in today's dollars.
DeJesus bought the house a month before signing a two-year, $10 million deal with the Cubs in November 2011.
The Sale: The DeJesuses are asking $1.295 million.
The Property Taxes: They have paid $214,022 in property taxes since 2011, or 17 percent of their asking price.
Their current bill of $27,802 is 2.1 percent of their asking price.
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28 Muirfield Circle Property Taxes 2011-2017
| Year | Property Taxes |
| 2017 | $27,802 |
| 2016 | $30,412 |
| 2015 | $30,232 |
| 2014 | $27,806 |
| 2013 | $27,088 |
| 2012 | $34,681 |
| 2011 | $36,001 |
| TOTAL | $214,022 |
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