To truly increase, real estate values must grow faster than inflation plus an owner's effective property tax rate - an average appreciation of about 4.4 percent in Illinois.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index, the U.S. dollar has experienced an average inflation rate of 2.12 percent annually since 2000.
The average effective property tax rate in Illinois was 2.32 percent in 2018, according to the website WalletHub.com.
Here's how Decatur home prices have performed since 2008.
Decatur historical median home sales
Year
Properties sold (#)
Median sale price (nominal)
Median sale price (real)
Year-over-year change (real)
2008
1,464
$58,100
$67,977
-
2009
1,145
$60,000
$70,200
3.3%
2010
986
$60,000
$68,400
-2.6%
2011
946
$55,000
$62,150
-9.1%
2012
1,108
$59,900
$65,291
5.1%
2013
1,050
$54,900
$59,292
-9.2%
2014
974
$55,785
$59,132.10
-0.3%
2015
1,068
$60,000
$63,600
7.6%
2016
1,140
$64,100
$67,305
5.8%
2017
951
$65,001
$66,301.02
-1.5%
2018
467
$75,000
$75,000
13.1%
Total change in price
10.3%
Where sale prices were unavailable, the home's assessed value was substituted.
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