From October to December, 143 homes sold in Carol Stream for a median price of $233,000. That's 7.4 percent higher than median home sale prices for the fourth quarter of 2017.
In the fourth quarter, 8 homes in Carol Stream were in foreclosure.
Median property tax for homeowners in Carol Stream was $5,686.20 in 2017 according to tax data from that year. That means homeowners pay 2.6 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.
Carol Stream real estate: Q4 2009-2018
Properties sold
Median sale price
Change in sale price
2009
101
$222,300
-
2010
50
$198,842
-10.6%
2011
69
$180,800
-9.1%
2012
99
$183,665
1.6%
2013
92
$186,840
1.7%
2014
101
$217,300
16.3%
2015
114
$219,420
1%
2016
96
$217,350
-0.9%
2017
92
$217,005
-0.2%
2018
143
$233,000
7.4%
Median property tax
Median sale price
Effective property tax rate
2011
$6,015.17
$180,800
3.3%
2012
$5,827.92
$183,665
3.2%
2013
$5,772.42
$186,840
3.1%
2014
$5,326.47
$217,300
2.5%
2015
$6,039.31
$219,420
2.8%
2016
$5,540.91
$217,350
2.5%
2017
$5,686.20
$217,005
2.6%
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