The third quarter of 2021: Home prices in Wheaton increased
The median sale price of a home sold in the third quarter of 2021 in Wheaton rose by $46,500 while total sales increased by 31.5%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From July through September of 2021, there were 342 homes sold, with a median sale price of $389,500 - a 13.6% increase over the $343,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 260 homes sold in Wheaton in the third quarter of 2020.
The median sales tax in Wheaton for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $7,801, approximately 2% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Wheaton to other DuPage County cities with similar median sale prices in the third quarter of 2021:
| City | July - Sept. 2021 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2021 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne | 13 | 8 | 62.5% | $470,000 | $475,000 | -1.1% |
| Glenbard South | 18 | 15 | 20% | $466,750 | $351,500 | 32.8% |
| Glen Ellyn | 177 | 156 | 13.5% | $449,000 | $459,000 | -2.2% |
| Naperville | 531 | 443 | 19.9% | $417,000 | $370,000 | 12.7% |
| Medinah | 7 | 7 | 0% | $400,000 | $350,000 | 14.3% |
| Wheaton | 342 | 260 | 31.5% | $389,500 | $343,000 | 13.6% |
| Downers Grove | 321 | 272 | 18% | $380,000 | $338,750 | 12.2% |
| Darien | 133 | 96 | 38.5% | $350,000 | $331,000 | 5.7% |
| Bartlett | 139 | 93 | 49.5% | $345,000 | $300,000 | 15% |
| Winfield | 64 | 57 | 12.3% | $340,000 | $305,000 | 11.5% |
| Lisle | 108 | 108 | 0% | $331,000 | $315,000 | 5.1% |