From January through December of 2017, there were 134 homes sold, with a median sale price of $215,500 - a 6.4% decrease over the $230,250 median sale price for the previous year. There were 112 homes sold in Aurora in 2016.
The median sales tax in Aurora for 2017 was $8,184. In 2016, the median sales tax was $7,891. This marks an increase of 3.7%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 3.8%.
The following table compares Aurora to other Kendall 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainfield | 71 | 64 | 10.9% | $367,000 | $344,500 | 6.5% |
| Millbrook | 6 | 5 | 20% | $285,000 | $92,000 | 209.8% |
| Oswego | 863 | 847 | 1.9% | $230,000 | $219,000 | 5% |
| Yorkville | 579 | 536 | 8% | $225,000 | $215,000 | 4.7% |
| Joliet | 260 | 257 | 1.2% | $220,000 | $208,000 | 5.8% |
| Aurora | 134 | 112 | 19.6% | $215,500 | $230,250 | -6.4% |
| Sandwich | 2 | 8 | -75% | $215,000 | $180,500 | 19.1% |
| Montgomery | 289 | 265 | 9.1% | $215,000 | $210,000 | 2.4% |
| Minooka | 39 | 54 | -27.8% | $208,500 | $200,000 | 4.3% |
| Bristol | 18 | 15 | 20% | $187,500 | $186,000 | 0.8% |
| Newark | 35 | 38 | -7.9% | $172,500 | $201,000 | -14.2% |
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