From October through December of 2021, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $177,750 - a 12.4% increase over the $158,200 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Essex in the fourth quarter of 2020, as well.
The median sales tax in Essex for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $3,284, approximately 1.8% of the median home sale price for the fourth quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Essex to other Kankakee County cities with similar median sale prices in the fourth quarter of 2021:
| City | Oct. - Dec. 2021 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manteno | 41 | 42 | -2.4% | $240,000 | $235,000 | 2.1% |
| Bourbonnais | 78 | 87 | -10.3% | $225,000 | $197,000 | 14.2% |
| Herscher | 6 | 3 | 100% | $210,000 | $175,000 | 20% |
| Grant Park | 9 | 16 | -43.8% | $209,000 | $215,000 | -2.8% |
| Bonfield | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $191,500 | $267,500 | -28.4% |
| Essex | 4 | 4 | 0% | $177,750 | $158,200 | 12.4% |
| Limestone | 7 | 8 | -12.5% | $170,000 | $185,000 | -8.1% |
| Aroma Park | 5 | 5 | 0% | $162,000 | $91,500 | 77% |
| Hopkins Park | 1 | 0 | - | $155,000 | $0 | - |
| Bradley | 76 | 87 | -12.6% | $154,950 | $132,500 | 16.9% |
| Momence | 20 | 16 | 25% | $152,500 | $104,000 | 46.6% |
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