What happened to the median home price in Aurora (DuPage County) during the fourth quarter of 2021?
The median sale price of a home sold in the fourth quarter of 2021 in Aurora in DuPage County rose by $3,000 while total sales increased by 20.1%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From October through December of 2021, there were 293 homes sold, with a median sale price of $260,500 - a 1.2% increase over the $257,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 244 homes sold in Aurora in the fourth quarter of 2020.
The median sales tax in Aurora for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $6,394, approximately 2.5% of the median home sale price for the fourth quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Aurora to other DuPage County cities with similar median sale prices in the fourth quarter of 2021:
| City | Oct. - Dec. 2021 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodridge | 125 | 131 | -4.6% | $284,000 | $275,000 | 3.3% |
| Lombard | 198 | 197 | 0.5% | $274,250 | $260,000 | 5.5% |
| Villa Park | 78 | 78 | 0% | $272,000 | $265,000 | 2.6% |
| Wood Dale | 80 | 59 | 35.6% | $266,000 | $250,000 | 6.4% |
| Westmont | 103 | 109 | -5.5% | $265,500 | $275,000 | -3.5% |
| Aurora | 293 | 244 | 20.1% | $260,500 | $257,500 | 1.2% |
| Carol Stream | 136 | 145 | -6.2% | $260,000 | $251,000 | 3.6% |
| St. Charles | 5 | 4 | 25% | $260,000 | $231,500 | 12.3% |
| Roselle | 84 | 119 | -29.4% | $256,000 | $247,000 | 3.6% |
| West Chicago | 71 | 71 | 0% | $249,000 | $275,000 | -9.5% |
| Glendale Heights | 112 | 128 | -12.5% | $234,500 | $218,000 | 7.6% |