From January to March, 6 homes sold in Homer for a median price of $112,000. That's 12.5 percent lower than median home sale prices for the first quarter of 2017.
In the first quarter, there were no foreclosures in Homer.
Median property tax for homeowners in Homer was $3,590.59 in 2017 according to tax data from that year. That means homeowners pay 2.8 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.
Homer real estate: Q1 2009-2018
Properties sold
Median sale price
Change in sale price
2009
5
$52,650
-
2010
8
$124,830
137.1%
2011
4
$45,200
-63.8%
2012
1
$161,320
256.9%
2013
4
$67,500
-58.2%
2014
8
$80,560
19.3%
2015
5
$75,790
-5.9%
2016
7
$77,175
1.8%
2017
4
$128,010
65.9%
2018
6
$112,000
-12.5%
Median property tax
Median sale price
Effective property tax rate
2009
$1,554.29
$52,650
3%
2010
$3,668.65
$124,830
2.9%
2011
$698.93
$45,200
1.5%
2012
$4,011.30
$161,320
2.5%
2013
$2,383.68
$67,500
3.5%
2014
$2,938.15
$80,560
3.6%
2015
$2,882.22
$75,790
3.8%
2016
$2,594.19
$77,175
3.4%
2017
$3,590.59
$128,010
2.8%
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