From July through December of 2018, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $115,720 - a 2.6% decrease over the $118,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Sycamore in the second half of 2017.
The median sales tax in Sycamore for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $4,891, approximately 4.2% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2018.
The following table compares Sycamore to other DeKalb County cities in the second half of 2018:
| City | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterman | 1 | 4 | -75% | $165,000 | $111,710 | 47.7% |
| Genoa | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $141,204 | $126,906.42 | 11.3% |
| Cortland | 3 | 5 | -40% | $124,100 | $121,000 | 2.6% |
| Kirkland | 3 | 1 | 200% | $121,910 | $91,250 | 33.6% |
| DeKalb | 11 | 23 | -52.2% | $120,802.86 | $80,808 | 49.5% |
| Sycamore | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $115,719.85 | $118,750 | -2.6% |
| Somonauk | 2 | 1 | 100% | $102,370.50 | $111,350 | -8.1% |
| Hinckley | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $93,150 | $96,700 | -3.7% |
| Kingston | 5 | 2 | 150% | $90,600 | $5,669.85 | 1497.9% |
| Sandwich | 3 | 1 | 200% | $66,000 | $91,250 | -27.7% |
| Shabbona | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $70,950 | -100% |
| Maple Park | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Malta | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $138,528.84 | -100% |
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