From April to June, 297 homes sold in Decatur for a median price of $75,000. That's 13.1 percent higher than median home sale prices for the second quarter of 2017.
In the second quarter, there were no foreclosures in Decatur.
Median property tax for homeowners in Decatur was $1,891.83 in 2017 according to tax data from that year. That means homeowners pay 2.9 percent of their home's value in taxes.
Statewide, Illinois homeowners pay an effective property tax rate of 2.2 percent, according to a 2017 property tax analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions, ranking it second among U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
Decatur real estate: Q2 2009-2018
Properties sold
Median sale price
Change in sale price
2009
296
$71,370
-
2010
328
$77,161
8.1%
2011
279
$62,150
-19.5%
2012
280
$74,120
19.3%
2013
284
$64,746
-12.6%
2014
250
$58,038
-10.4%
2015
319
$69,854
20.4%
2016
335
$66,045
-5.5%
2017
285
$66,301
0.4%
2018
297
$75,000
13.1%
Median property tax
Median sale price
Effective property tax rate
2009
$1,730.92
$71,370
2.4%
2010
$1,849.01
$77,161
2.4%
2011
$1,730.07
$62,150
2.8%
2012
$1,798.45
$74,120
2.4%
2013
$1,584.80
$64,746
2.4%
2014
$1,682.72
$58,038
2.9%
2015
$1,932.25
$69,854
2.8%
2016
$1,943.97
$66,045
2.9%
2017
$1,891.83
$66,301
2.9%
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