The third quarter of 2021: West Chicago experienced a 13.5% increase in median home prices
The median sale price of a home sold in the third quarter of 2021 in West Chicago rose by $38,750 while total sales increased by 1.1%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From July through September of 2021, there were 93 homes sold, with a median sale price of $325,000 - a 13.5% increase over the $286,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 92 homes sold in West Chicago in the third quarter of 2020.
The median sales tax in West Chicago for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $6,359, approximately 2% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2021.
The following table compares West Chicago 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Itasca | 47 | 35 | 34.3% | $330,000 | $251,000 | 31.5% |
| West Chicago | 93 | 92 | 1.1% | $325,000 | $286,250 | 13.5% |
| Bolingbrook | 5 | 5 | 0% | $320,000 | $300,000 | 6.7% |
| Woodridge | 159 | 134 | 18.7% | $305,000 | $294,000 | 3.7% |
| Bloomingdale | 150 | 110 | 36.4% | $303,000 | $295,000 | 2.7% |
| Aurora | 363 | 240 | 51.3% | $300,000 | $244,500 | 22.7% |
| St. Charles | 4 | 6 | -33.3% | $297,500 | $255,500 | 16.4% |