To truly increase, real estate values must grow faster than inflation plus an owner's effective property tax rate - an average appreciation of about 5 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 2.47 percent annually since 2000.
The average effective property tax rate in Illinois was 2.3 percent in 2017, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.
Here's how Grand Ridge home prices have performed since 2007.
Grand Ridge historical median home sales
Year
Properties sold (#)
Median sale price (nominal)
Median sale price (real)
Year-over-year change
2007
9
$120,000
$141,600
-
2008
12
$106,500
$119,280
-15.8%
2009
6
$55,550
$63,327
-46.9%
2010
12
$96,500
$108,080
70.7%
2011
5
$124,000
$135,160
25.1%
2012
3
$53,000
$56,710
-58%
2013
11
$70,000
$73,500
29.6%
2014
14
$107,500
$110,725
50.6%
2015
10
$119,000
$122,570
10.7%
2016
10
$70,250
$71,655
-41.5%
2017
4
$151,500
$151,500
111.4%
Total change in price
7%
Where sale prices were unavailable, the home's assessed value was substituted.
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