West Chicago home prices rise in the third quarter of 2019
The median sale price of a home sold in the third quarter of 2019 in West Chicago rose by $17,500 while total sales increased by 11.1%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From July through September of 2019, there were 70 homes sold, with a median sale price of $256,000 - a 7.3% increase over the $238,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 63 homes sold in West Chicago in the third quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in West Chicago for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $6,023, approximately 2.4% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2019.
The following table compares West Chicago to other DuPage County cities with similar median sales prices in the third quarter of 2019:
| City | July - Sept. 2019 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmont | 109 | 81 | 34.6% | $274,500 | $275,000 | -0.2% |
| Itasca | 43 | 34 | 26.5% | $270,000 | $294,000 | -8.2% |
| Roselle | 113 | 63 | 79.4% | $265,500 | $225,000 | 18% |
| Woodridge | 134 | 102 | 31.4% | $264,750 | $247,500 | 7% |
| Villa Park | 87 | 76 | 14.5% | $260,000 | $251,500 | 3.4% |
| West Chicago | 70 | 63 | 11.1% | $256,000 | $238,500 | 7.3% |
| Lombard | 198 | 193 | 2.6% | $250,000 | $241,000 | 3.7% |
| Carol Stream | 168 | 143 | 17.5% | $250,000 | $245,000 | 2% |
| Addison | 139 | 99 | 40.4% | $250,000 | $260,000 | -3.8% |
| Wood Dale | 68 | 61 | 11.5% | $238,500 | $251,000 | -5% |
| Bensenville | 45 | 46 | -2.2% | $238,000 | $210,000 | 13.3% |