In May 2017, there were 48 homes sold, with a median sale price of $232,000 - a 4.2% increase over the $222,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 46 homes sold in Carol Stream in May 2016.
The median sales tax in Carol Stream for 2017 was $6,229.50. In 2016, the median sales tax was $5,985.20. This marks an increase of 4.1%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.7%.
The following table compares Carol Stream to other DuPage County cities with similar median sales prices in May 2017:
| City | May 2017 Home Sales | May 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2017 Median Sales Price | May 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolingbrook | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $260,000 | $282,000 | -7.8% |
| Bloomingdale | 52 | 32 | 62.5% | $257,500 | $238,000 | 8.2% |
| Itasca | 14 | 14 | 0% | $256,500 | $207,500 | 23.6% |
| Lombard | 66 | 61 | 8.2% | $247,700 | $199,000 | 24.5% |
| Woodridge | 40 | 27 | 48.1% | $240,038.50 | $250,000 | -4% |
| Carol Stream | 48 | 46 | 4.3% | $232,000 | $222,750 | 4.2% |
| Bensenville | 19 | 14 | 35.7% | $230,000 | $201,000 | 14.4% |
| Willowbrook | 17 | 23 | -26.1% | $222,000 | $175,000 | 26.9% |
| Aurora | 115 | 110 | 4.5% | $220,000 | $221,000 | -0.5% |
| Westmont | 39 | 28 | 39.3% | $217,500 | $229,250 | -5.1% |
| Villa Park | 31 | 29 | 6.9% | $212,500 | $217,000 | -2.1% |
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