From July through September of 2021, there were 503 homes sold, with a median sale price of $217,500 - a 14.5% increase over the $190,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 345 homes sold in Aurora in the third quarter of 2020.
The median sales tax in Aurora for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $3,947, approximately 1.8% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Aurora to other Kane County cities with similar median sale prices in the third quarter of 2021:
| City | July - Sept. 2021 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2021 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marywood | 1 | 1 | 0% | $249,900 | $180,000 | 38.8% |
| Elgin | 468 | 337 | 38.9% | $239,950 | $225,000 | 6.6% |
| Pingree Grove | 71 | 51 | 39.2% | $238,000 | $248,000 | -4% |
| East Dundee | 27 | 29 | -6.9% | $222,222 | $195,000 | 14% |
| Almora Heights | 2 | 0 | - | $221,000 | $0 | - |
| Montgomery | 57 | 44 | 29.5% | $220,000 | $203,750 | 8% |
| Aurora | 503 | 345 | 45.8% | $217,500 | $190,000 | 14.5% |
| Carpentersville | 152 | 111 | 36.9% | $205,000 | $195,000 | 5.1% |
| Burlington | 4 | 6 | -33.3% | $202,500 | $345,000 | -41.3% |
| Scraper-Moecherville | 6 | 2 | 200% | $169,500 | $98,750 | 71.6% |
| Exposition View | 1 | 1 | 0% | $96,501 | $143,000 | -32.5% |
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