From January through March of 2017, there were 12 homes sold, with a median sale price of $178,252.50 - a 137.7% increase over the $75,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Beecher in the first quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Beecher for 2017 was $4,482.16. In 2016, the median sales tax was $4,565.40. This marks an decrease of 1.8%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.5%.
The following table compares Beecher to other Will County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2017:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willowbrook | 14 | 13 | 7.7% | $197,500 | $175,900 | 12.3% |
| Shorewood | 50 | 49 | 2% | $192,000 | $238,000 | -19.3% |
| Lockport | 121 | 115 | 5.2% | $187,000 | $176,000 | 6.3% |
| Bolingbrook | 254 | 217 | 17.1% | $184,950 | $175,000 | 5.7% |
| Arbury Hills | 3 | 6 | -50% | $178,500 | $154,750 | 15.3% |
| Beecher | 12 | 7 | 71.4% | $178,252.50 | $75,000 | 137.7% |
| Carillon | 8 | 3 | 166.7% | $175,500 | $165,000 | 6.4% |
| Crystal Lawns | 7 | 3 | 133.3% | $175,000 | $165,000 | 6.1% |
| Cherry Hill | 2 | 4 | -50% | $173,750 | $187,500 | -7.3% |
| Aurora | 50 | 38 | 31.6% | $164,000 | $173,500 | -5.5% |
| Monee | 30 | 13 | 130.8% | $162,000 | $149,000 | 8.7% |
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