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 Romeoville home prices have performed since 2008.
Romeoville historical median home sales
Year
Properties sold (#)
Median sale price (nominal)
Median sale price (real)
Year-over-year change (real)
2008
657
$170,041.89
$198,949.01
-
2009
709
$145,000
$169,650
-14.7%
2010
674
$144,900
$165,186
-2.6%
2011
583
$125,000
$141,250
-14.5%
2012
818
$120,000
$130,800
-7.4%
2013
928
$130,500
$140,940
7.8%
2014
950
$139,250
$147,605
4.7%
2015
579
$142,000
$150,520
2%
2016
617
$154,000
$161,700
7.4%
2017
629
$170,000
$173,400
7.2%
2018
560
$182,500
$182,500
5.2%
Total change in price
-8.3%
Where sale prices were unavailable, the home's assessed value was substituted.
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