Chambana Sun

Median prices declined in Bement over last year, and are down 28.3 percent over 4 years, adjusted for inflation, according to first quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com.

From January to March, 4 homes sold in Bement for a median price of $31,500. That's 22.7 percent lower than median home sale prices for the first quarter of 2017.

In the first quarter, there were no foreclosures in Bement.

Median property tax for homeowners in Bement was $2,026.12 in 2016 according to tax data from that year. That means homeowners pay 2.6 percent of their home's value in taxes.

Statewide, Illinois homeowners pay an effective property tax rate of 2.22 percent, according to a recent analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions, which is the second-highest rate in the country, just behind New Jersey, where homeowners pay a tax rate of 2.28 percent.