From April through June of 2017, there were 281 homes sold, with a median sale price of $310,000. There were 270 homes sold in Wheaton in the second quarter of 2016, and the median sales price for the period was also $310,000.
The median sales tax in Wheaton for 2017 was $7,383.12. In 2016, the median sales tax was $7,229.80. This marks an increase of 2.1%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.4%.
The following table compares Wheaton to other DuPage County cities with similar median sales prices in the second quarter of 2017:
| City | Apr. - June 2017 Home Sales | Apr. - June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | Apr. - June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenbard South | 19 | 19 | 0% | $375,000 | $350,000 | 7.1% |
| Medinah | 7 | 8 | -12.5% | $365,000 | $323,500 | 12.8% |
| Naperville | 545 | 520 | 4.8% | $345,000 | $340,000 | 1.5% |
| Downers Grove | 294 | 259 | 13.5% | $341,000 | $300,000 | 13.7% |
| Lisle | 117 | 95 | 23.2% | $310,000 | $320,000 | -3.1% |
| Wheaton | 281 | 270 | 4.1% | $310,000 | $310,000 | 0% |
| Winfield | 40 | 27 | 48.1% | $298,250 | $302,000 | -1.2% |
| Darien | 101 | 134 | -24.6% | $270,000 | $271,000 | -0.4% |
| Bartlett | 138 | 142 | -2.8% | $267,000 | $260,000 | 2.7% |
| Woodridge | 127 | 99 | 28.3% | $265,000 | $247,500 | 7.1% |
| Itasca | 44 | 43 | 2.3% | $264,000 | $305,000 | -13.4% |
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