In November 2020, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $158,200 - a 14.5% decrease over the $185,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Essex in November 2019.
The median sales tax in Essex for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $3,284, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for November 2020.
The following table compares Essex to other Kankakee County cities in November 2020:
| City | Nov. 2020 Home Sales | Nov. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Nov. 2020 Median Sales Price | Nov. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Park | 2 | 4 | -50% | $300,000 | $213,000 | 40.8% |
| Manteno | 12 | 7 | 71.4% | $262,500 | $198,000 | 32.6% |
| Bonfield | 1 | 0 | - | $240,000 | $0 | - |
| Bourbonnais | 16 | 30 | -46.7% | $236,700 | $179,900 | 31.6% |
| Limestone | 2 | 5 | -60% | $197,250 | $165,000 | 19.5% |
| Essex | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $158,200 | $185,000 | -14.5% |
| Bradley | 16 | 20 | -20% | $147,275 | $111,000 | 32.7% |
| Kankakee | 23 | 28 | -17.9% | $135,000 | $90,000 | 50% |
| Aroma Park | 1 | 2 | -50% | $123,900 | $35,250 | 251.5% |
| Momence | 6 | 6 | 0% | $100,500 | $124,000 | -19% |
| St. Anne | 2 | 0 | - | $56,125 | $0 | - |
| Chebanse | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $115,000 | -100% |
| Sun River Terrace | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Reddick | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $190,000 | -100% |
| Hopkins Park | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Buckingham | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Herscher | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $55,000 | -100% |
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