The median sale price of a home sold in March 2021 in Seneca in LaSalle County rose by $30,000 while total sales increased by 150%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In March 2021, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $197,000 – a 18% increase over the $167,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Seneca in March 2020.
The median sales tax in Seneca for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $2,598, approximately 1.3% of the median home sale price for March 2021.
The following table compares Seneca to other LaSalle County cities with similar median sale prices in March 2021:
| City | Mar. 2021 Home Sales | Mar. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2021 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leland | 2 | 2 | 0% | $271,500 | $154,250 | 76% |
| Somonauk | 2 | 0 | – | $224,000 | $0 | – |
| Seneca | 5 | 2 | 150% | $197,000 | $167,000 | 18% |
| Lake Holiday | 11 | 5 | 120% | $196,000 | $187,000 | 4.8% |
| Earlville | 3 | 2 | 50% | $175,000 | $74,000 | 136.5% |
| Dayton | 1 | 0 | – | $170,000 | $0 | – |
| Sheridan | 3 | 0 | – | $156,000 | $0 | – |
| Marseilles | 10 | 7 | 42.9% | $145,250 | $157,500 | -7.8% |
| Grand Ridge | 2 | 1 | 100% | $144,000 | $128,500 | 12.1% |
| Tonica | 1 | 1 | 0% | $140,000 | $155,000 | -9.7% |
| Mendota | 13 | 5 | 160% | $134,000 | $89,500 | 49.7% |
* This story only considers sales data for the part of Seneca that is in LaSalle County.
