To truly increase, real estate values must grow faster than inflation plus an owner's effective property tax rate - an average appreciation of about 5 percent in Illinois.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index, the U.S. dollar has experienced an average inflation rate of 2.47 percent annually since 2000.
The average effective property tax rate in Illinois was 2.3 percent in 2017, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.
Here's how Sandwich home prices have performed since 2007.
Sandwich historical median home sales
Year
Properties sold (#)
Median sale price (nominal)
Median sale price (real)
Year-over-year change
2007
11
$129,908
$153,291.44
-
2008
10
$141,089.50
$158,020.24
3.1%
2009
22
$133,281.33
$151,940.71
-3.8%
2010
27
$149,821
$167,799.52
10.4%
2011
32
$120,402.65
$131,238.88
-21.8%
2012
33
$134,836.89
$144,275.47
9.9%
2013
42
$119,900.50
$125,895.52
-12.7%
2014
37
$100,549
$103,565.47
-17.7%
2015
36
$88,000
$90,640
-12.5%
2016
19
$69,960
$71,359.20
-21.3%
2017
8
$105,047
$105,047
47.2%
Total change in price
-31.5%
Where sale prices were unavailable, the home's assessed value was substituted.
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