From January to March, 82 homes sold in Decatur for a median price of $60,656. That's 12.3 percent higher than median home sale prices for the first quarter of 2017.
In the first quarter, there were no foreclosures in Decatur.
Median property tax for homeowners in Decatur was $1,598.94 in 2017 according to tax data from that year. That means homeowners pay 3 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.
Decatur real estate: Q1 2009-2018
Properties sold
Median sale price
Change in sale price
2009
193
$54,405
-
2010
231
$65,550
20.5%
2011
187
$45,087
-31.2%
2012
214
$38,150
-15.4%
2013
242
$49,863
30.7%
2014
196
$42,400
-15%
2015
197
$42,400
0%
2016
223
$66,150
56%
2017
222
$54,009
-18.4%
2018
82
$60,656
12.3%
Median property tax
Median sale price
Effective property tax rate
2009
$1,674.34
$54,405
3.1%
2010
$1,649.64
$65,550
2.5%
2011
$1,442.69
$45,087
3.2%
2012
$1,095.87
$38,150
2.9%
2013
$1,310.10
$49,863
2.6%
2014
$1,338.56
$42,400
3.2%
2015
$1,263.96
$42,400
3%
2016
$1,997.89
$66,150
3%
2017
$1,598.94
$54,009
3%