From January through December of 2017, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $67,000 - a 64.6% decrease over the $189,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were four homes sold in Buckingham in 2016.
The median sales tax in Buckingham for 2017 was $3,023. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,847. This marks an increase of 6.2%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 4.5%.
The following table compares Buckingham to other Kankakee County cities with similar median sales prices in 2017:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reddick | 6 | 5 | 20% | $127,500 | $89,000 | 43.3% |
| Chebanse | 8 | 10 | -20% | $124,925 | $171,250 | -27.1% |
| Herscher | 23 | 23 | 0% | $121,000 | $130,000 | -6.9% |
| Bradley | 270 | 258 | 4.7% | $116,450 | $119,000 | -2.1% |
| Momence | 73 | 69 | 5.8% | $107,000 | $115,000 | -7% |
| Aroma Park | 17 | 14 | 21.4% | $73,500 | $53,125 | 38.4% |
| Kankakee | 444 | 414 | 7.2% | $69,900 | $61,000 | 14.6% |
| Buckingham | 2 | 4 | -50% | $67,000 | $189,000 | -64.6% |
| St. Anne | 10 | 16 | -37.5% | $58,250 | $49,950 | 16.6% |
| Hopkins Park | 2 | 5 | -60% | $56,750 | $20,000 | 183.8% |
| Sun River Terrace | 4 | 2 | 100% | $26,900 | $96,000 | -72% |
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