The median sale price of a home sold in October 2020 in Aurora in Kane County rose by $34,500 while total sales increased by 46.7%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In October 2020, there were 176 homes sold, with a median sale price of $199,500 - a 20.9% increase over the $165,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 120 homes sold in Aurora in October 2019.
The median sales tax in Aurora for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $3,947, approximately 2% of the median home sale price for October 2020.
The following table compares Aurora to other Kane County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2020:
| City | Oct. 2020 Home Sales | Oct. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2020 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Elgin | 35 | 25 | 40% | $242,000 | $230,000 | 5.2% |
| Marywood | 2 | 1 | 100% | $233,750 | $238,000 | -1.8% |
| Pingree Grove | 14 | 14 | 0% | $232,500 | $226,200 | 2.8% |
| Burlington | 1 | 0 | - | $232,000 | $0 | - |
| Elgin | 160 | 111 | 44.1% | $228,475 | $215,000 | 6.3% |
| Montgomery | 18 | 14 | 28.6% | $202,500 | $184,900 | 9.5% |
| Aurora | 176 | 120 | 46.7% | $199,500 | $165,000 | 20.9% |
| East Dundee | 9 | 15 | -40% | $195,000 | $200,000 | -2.5% |
| Carpentersville | 39 | 52 | -25% | $179,000 | $175,250 | 2.1% |
| Five Island Park | 1 | 0 | - | $139,000 | $0 | - |
| Scraper-Moecherville | 2 | 1 | 100% | $131,750 | $49,000 | 168.9% |
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