From January to March, 11 homes sold in Lena for a median price of $117,000. That's 141.5 percent higher than median home sale prices for the first quarter of 2017.
In the first quarter, there were no foreclosures in Lena.
Median property tax for homeowners in Lena was $2,266.25 in 2016 according to tax data from that year. That means homeowners pay 3.1 percent of their home's value in taxes.
Statewide, Illinois homeowners pay an effective property tax rate of 2.22 percent, according to a recent analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions, which is the second-highest rate in the country, just behind New Jersey, where homeowners pay a tax rate of 2.28 percent.
Lena real estate: Q1 2009-2018
Properties sold
Median sale price
Change in sale price
2009
4
$130,455
-
2010
6
$53,153
-59.3%
2011
5
$163,850
208.3%
2012
6
$50,140
-69.4%
2013
7
$31,320
-37.5%
2014
6
$91,690
192.8%
2015
6
$85,330
-6.9%
2016
10
$72,450
-15.1%
2017
6
$48,450
-33.1%
2018
11
$117,000
141.5%
Median property tax
Median sale price
Effective property tax rate
2009
$2,845.69
$130,455
2.2%
2010
$2,191.74
$53,153
4.1%
2011
$5,005.67
$163,850
3.1%
2012
$2,289.70
$50,140
4.6%
2013
$2,650.29
$31,320
8.5%
2014
$2,680.16
$91,690
2.9%
2015
$1,891.25
$85,330
2.2%
2016
$2,266.24
$72,450
3.1%
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