In December 2018, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $195,000 - a 45.5% increase over the $134,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Somonauk in December 2017.
The median sales tax in Somonauk for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $4,451, approximately 2.3% of the median home sale price for December 2018.
The following table compares Somonauk to other DeKalb County cities with similar median sales prices in December 2018:
| City | Dec. 2018 Home Sales | Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Park | 1 | 1 | 0% | $225,000 | $193,000 | 16.6% |
| Genoa | 5 | 14 | -64.3% | $225,000 | $180,750.50 | 24.5% |
| Somonauk | 2 | 7 | -71.4% | $195,000 | $134,000 | 45.5% |
| Sandwich | 7 | 10 | -30% | $171,500 | $125,000 | 37.2% |
| Sycamore | 40 | 21 | 90.5% | $163,500 | $128,000 | 27.7% |
| Cortland | 6 | 5 | 20% | $154,500 | $122,500 | 26.1% |
| DeKalb | 30 | 43 | -30.2% | $144,000 | $141,000 | 2.1% |
| Malta | 3 | 2 | 50% | $125,000 | $128,128.84 | -2.4% |
| Shabbona | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $125,000 | $143,000 | -12.6% |
| Waterman | 3 | 4 | -25% | $120,000 | $99,500 | 20.6% |
| Kingston | 3 | 4 | -25% | $105,000 | $183,250 | -42.7% |
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