From July through September of 2017, there were 185 homes sold, with a median sale price of $313,270 - a 2.2% increase over the $306,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 156 homes sold in Geneva in the third quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Geneva for 2017 was $8,512.42. In 2016, the median sales tax was $8,440.70. This marks an increase of 0.8%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.7%.
The following table compares Geneva to other Kane County cities with similar median sales prices in the third quarter of 2017:
| City | July - Sept. 2017 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campton Hills | 62 | 61 | 1.6% | $414,000 | $405,000 | 2.2% |
| Tanner Woods | 1 | 2 | -50% | $410,000 | $325,000 | 26.2% |
| Lily Lake | 3 | 4 | -25% | $390,000 | $335,750 | 16.2% |
| Sleepy Hollow | 22 | 17 | 29.4% | $319,500 | $270,000 | 18.3% |
| Rainbow Hills | 2 | 4 | -50% | $318,250 | $215,000 | 48% |
| Geneva | 185 | 156 | 18.6% | $313,270 | $306,500 | 2.2% |
| Batavia | 124 | 114 | 8.8% | $298,500 | $276,250 | 8.1% |
| St. Charles | 169 | 149 | 13.4% | $282,000 | $261,250 | 7.9% |
| Algonquin | 39 | 62 | -37.1% | $275,000 | $270,000 | 1.9% |
| Prestbury | 17 | 14 | 21.4% | $265,000 | $242,000 | 9.5% |
| Elburn | 37 | 52 | -28.8% | $256,000 | $270,000 | -5.2% |
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