From April to June, 49 homes sold in West Chicago for a median price of $289,000. That's 10.8 percent higher than median home sale prices for the second quarter of 2017.
In the second quarter, 2 homes in West Chicago were in foreclosure.
Median property tax for homeowners in West Chicago was $7,645.59 in 2017 according to tax data from that year. That means homeowners pay 2.9 percent of their home's value in taxes.
Statewide, Illinois homeowners pay an effective property tax rate of 2.2 percent, according to a 2017 property tax analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions, ranking it second among U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
West Chicago real estate: Q2 2009-2018
Properties sold
Median sale price
Change in sale price
2009
42
$208,144
-
2010
50
$188,385
-9.5%
2011
53
$131,080
-30.4%
2012
55
$137,340
4.8%
2013
62
$174,420
27%
2014
57
$174,900
0.3%
2015
60
$199,280
13.9%
2016
71
$226,800
13.8%
2017
80
$260,865
15%
2018
49
$289,000
10.8%
Median property tax
Median sale price
Effective property tax rate
2011
$5,543.62
$131,080
4.2%
2012
$5,619.21
$137,340
4.1%
2013
$6,084.56
$174,420
3.5%
2014
$5,810.02
$174,900
3.3%
2015
$5,822.64
$199,280
2.9%
2016
$6,419.44
$226,800
2.8%
2017
$7,645.59
$260,865
2.9%