From January to March, 9 homes sold in St. Joseph for a median price of $176,000. That's 11.3 percent higher than median home sale prices for the first quarter of 2017.
In the first quarter, there were no foreclosures in St. Joseph.
Median property tax for homeowners in St. Joseph was $3,518.37 in 2017 according to tax data from that year. That means homeowners pay 2.2 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.
St. Joseph real estate: Q1 2009-2018
Properties sold
Median sale price
Change in sale price
2009
30
$116,415
-
2010
19
$140,790
20.9%
2011
20
$173,455
23.2%
2012
10
$169,495
-2.3%
2013
15
$129,600
-23.5%
2014
14
$181,359
39.9%
2015
19
$137,800
-24%
2016
23
$157,500
14.3%
2017
21
$158,100
0.4%
2018
9
$176,000
11.3%
Median property tax
Median sale price
Effective property tax rate
2009
$2,588.47
$116,415
2.2%
2010
$3,079.52
$140,790
2.2%
2011
$4,223.10
$173,455
2.4%
2012
$3,351.88
$169,495
2%
2013
$3,009.46
$129,600
2.3%
2014
$4,013.30
$181,359
2.2%
2015
$3,350.42
$137,800
2.4%
2016
$3,485.93
$157,500
2.2%
2017
$3,518.36
$158,100
2.2%