DeKalb home prices rose in April

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The median sale price of a home sold in April in DeKalb rose by $5,000 while total sales decreased by 75.9 percent, according to BlockShopper.com.

In April, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $175,000 - a 2.9 percent increase over the $170,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 29 homes sold in DeKalb in April 2021.

The median sales tax in DeKalb for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $4,868, approximately 2.8 percent of the median home sale price for April.

The following table compares DeKalb to other DeKalb County cities in April:

CityApril 2022 Home SalesApril 2021 Home Sales% change (Total Home Sales)April 2022 Median Sales PriceApril 2021 Median Sales Price% change (Median Sales Price)
Sandwich29-77.8$346,766$184,00088.5
Hinckley15-80$199,000$211,500-5.9
Somonauk13-66.7$190,000$197,500-3.8
Sycamore621-71.4$179,950$225,000-20
DeKalb729-75.9$175,000$170,0002.9
Malta14-75$110,499$131,500-16
Waterman12-50$2,346$190,250-98.8
Genoa08-100$0$197,500-100
Kingston03-100$0$180,000-100
Shabbona02-100$0$202,450-100
Cortland04-100$0$219,500-100
Maple Park00-$0$0-
Kirkland04-100$0$150,000-100

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