In September 2017, there were 43 homes sold, with a median sale price of $280,000 - a 7.4% increase over the $260,625 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 38 homes sold in St. Charles in September 2016.
The median sales tax in St. Charles for 2017 was $6,765.62. In 2016, the median sales tax was $7,092.90. This marks an decrease of 4.6%. 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 St. Charles to other Kane County cities with similar median sales prices in September 2017:
| City | Sept. 2017 Home Sales | Sept. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox River Estates | 1 | 1 | 0% | $332,000 | $200,000 | 66% |
| Sleepy Hollow | 3 | 5 | -40% | $324,000 | $270,000 | 20% |
| Rainbow Hills | 2 | 0 | - | $318,250 | $0 | - |
| Geneva | 62 | 36 | 72.2% | $303,000 | $321,250 | -5.7% |
| Algonquin | 11 | 18 | -38.9% | $283,000 | $193,645.50 | 46.1% |
| St. Charles | 43 | 38 | 13.2% | $280,000 | $260,625 | 7.4% |
| Batavia | 40 | 23 | 73.9% | $274,000 | $225,000 | 21.8% |
| Bowes | 2 | 0 | - | $253,500 | $0 | - |
| North Aurora | 26 | 25 | 4% | $241,000 | $218,000 | 10.6% |
| Prestbury | 3 | 6 | -50% | $239,900 | $283,250 | -15.3% |
| South Elgin | 27 | 25 | 8% | $238,900 | $220,000 | 8.6% |
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