In January 2018, there were 14 homes sold, with a median sale price of $169,500 - a 52.7% increase over the $111,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 20 homes sold in Crete in January 2017.
The median sales tax in Crete for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $5,139.30, approximately 3% of the median home sale price for January 2018.
The following table compares Crete to other Will County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2018:
| City | Jan. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfort Square | 9 | 11 | -18.2% | $196,000 | $228,000 | -14% |
| Minooka | 1 | 1 | 0% | $181,500 | $184,000 | -1.4% |
| Crystal Lawns | 2 | 1 | 100% | $181,000 | $149,900 | 20.7% |
| Romeoville | 42 | 53 | -20.8% | $178,000 | $160,000 | 11.3% |
| Joliet | 149 | 173 | -13.9% | $176,450 | $138,000 | 27.9% |
| Crete | 14 | 20 | -30% | $169,500 | $111,000 | 52.7% |
| Lakewood Falls | 4 | 1 | 300% | $166,000 | $155,500 | 6.8% |
| Crest Hill | 17 | 31 | -45.2% | $161,500 | $140,000 | 15.4% |
| Braidwood | 3 | 8 | -62.5% | $155,000 | $149,250 | 3.9% |
| Wilmington | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $151,000 | $141,500 | 6.7% |
| Monee | 6 | 6 | 0% | $145,750 | $90,647 | 60.8% |
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