The median sale price of a home sold in May 2021 in Seneca in LaSalle County rose by $2,000 while total sales increased by 25%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In May 2021, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $179,500 – a 1.1% increase over the $177,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Seneca in May 2020.
The median sales tax in Seneca for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $2,598, approximately 1.4% of the median home sale price for May 2021.
The following table compares Seneca to other LaSalle County cities with similar median sale prices in May 2021:
| City | May 2021 Home Sales | May 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2021 Median Sales Price | May 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Utica | 2 | 2 | 0% | $217,500 | $72,000 | 202.1% |
| Somonauk | 2 | 0 | – | $210,000 | $0 | – |
| Seneca | 5 | 4 | 25% | $179,500 | $177,500 | 1.1% |
| Sheridan | 7 | 1 | 600% | $170,000 | $132,000 | 28.8% |
| Grand Ridge | 2 | 1 | 100% | $168,000 | $122,500 | 37.1% |
| Marseilles | 12 | 6 | 100% | $154,250 | $91,250 | 69% |
| Millington | 3 | 0 | – | $152,500 | $0 | – |
| Leland | 2 | 1 | 100% | $137,500 | $126,500 | 8.7% |
| Ottawa | 42 | 23 | 82.6% | $134,750 | $130,000 | 3.7% |
| Oglesby | 8 | 4 | 100% | $134,000 | $132,000 | 1.5% |
| Earlville | 9 | 1 | 800% | $130,000 | $60,000 | 116.7% |
* This story only considers sales data for the part of Seneca that is in LaSalle County.
