From January through June of 2020, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $158,750 - a 4.8% decrease over the $166,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 24 homes sold in Somonauk in the first half of 2019.
The median sales tax in Somonauk for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $4,702, approximately 3% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2020.
The following table compares Somonauk to other DeKalb County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2020:
| City | Jan. - June 2020 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2020 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinckley | 10 | 19 | -47.4% | $212,900 | $216,000 | -1.4% |
| Cortland | 25 | 50 | -50% | $180,000 | $160,000 | 12.5% |
| Sycamore | 133 | 207 | -35.7% | $178,000 | $175,000 | 1.7% |
| Waterman | 6 | 15 | -60% | $172,500 | $175,500 | -1.7% |
| Genoa | 58 | 50 | 16% | $162,225 | $157,500 | 3% |
| Malta | 15 | 15 | 0% | $160,500 | $140,000 | 14.6% |
| Somonauk | 6 | 24 | -75% | $158,750 | $166,750 | -4.8% |
| Sandwich | 45 | 60 | -25% | $145,000 | $132,250 | 9.6% |
| DeKalb | 165 | 241 | -31.5% | $140,000 | $144,000 | -2.8% |
| Kirkland | 18 | 26 | -30.8% | $135,000 | $175,000 | -22.9% |
| Shabbona | 7 | 13 | -46.2% | $128,000 | $157,000 | -18.5% |
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