In March 2018, there were 83 homes sold, with a median sale price of $176,000 - a 3.5% increase over the $170,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 111 homes sold in Elgin in March 2017.
The median sales tax in Elgin for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $4,881, approximately 2.8% of the median home sale price for March 2018.
The following table compares Elgin to other Kane County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2018:
| City | Mar. 2018 Home Sales | Mar. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rock | 2 | 2 | 0% | $214,250 | $220,000 | -2.6% |
| Sleepy Hollow | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $210,000 | $219,900 | -4.5% |
| Wildrose | 1 | 0 | - | $210,000 | $0 | - |
| Pingree Grove | 18 | 11 | 63.6% | $203,500 | $216,000 | -5.8% |
| South Elgin | 11 | 19 | -42.1% | $182,113 | $268,000 | -32% |
| Elgin | 83 | 111 | -25.2% | $176,000 | $170,000 | 3.5% |
| East Dundee | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $175,000 | $87,000 | 101.1% |
| Burlington | 1 | 0 | - | $173,500 | $0 | - |
| Maple Park | 2 | 1 | 100% | $159,071.50 | $230,000 | -30.8% |
| Carpentersville | 48 | 32 | 50% | $155,000 | $144,500 | 7.3% |
| Montgomery | 6 | 10 | -40% | $154,500 | $163,500 | -5.5% |
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