In November 2018, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $162,800 - a 14.7% increase over the $141,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 11 homes sold in Genoa in November 2017.
The median sales tax in Genoa for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $4,668, approximately 2.9% of the median home sale price for November 2018.
The following table compares Genoa to other DeKalb County cities with similar median sales prices in November 2018:
| City | Nov. 2018 Home Sales | Nov. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Nov. 2018 Median Sales Price | Nov. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Park | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $285,000 | $240,000 | 18.8% |
| Hinckley | 1 | 4 | -75% | $267,500 | $141,950 | 88.4% |
| Kingston | 3 | 3 | 0% | $215,000 | $80,000 | 168.8% |
| Somonauk | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $204,500 | $143,000 | 43% |
| Waterman | 1 | 4 | -75% | $195,000 | $151,500 | 28.7% |
| Genoa | 7 | 11 | -36.4% | $162,800 | $141,900 | 14.7% |
| Sycamore | 28 | 28 | 0% | $161,750 | $171,450 | -5.7% |
| Malta | 3 | 0 | - | $150,000 | $0 | - |
| Sandwich | 11 | 9 | 22.2% | $143,810 | $182,000 | -21% |
| DeKalb | 34 | 34 | 0% | $139,500 | $135,350 | 3.1% |
| Cortland | 6 | 5 | 20% | $128,500 | $118,000 | 8.9% |
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