From January to March, 62 homes sold in Washington for a median price of $140,000. That's 19.3 percent lower than median home sale prices for the first quarter of 2017.
In the first quarter, there were no foreclosures in Washington.
Median property tax for homeowners in Washington was $2,992.21 in 2016 according to tax data from that year. That means homeowners pay 2.2 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.
Washington real estate: Q1 2009-2018
Properties sold
Median sale price
Change in sale price
2009
53
$175,500
-
2010
68
$145,350
-17.2%
2011
52
$124,300
-14.5%
2012
71
$143,880
15.8%
2013
59
$154,440
7.3%
2014
79
$120,310
-22.1%
2015
66
$153,117
27.3%
2016
65
$135,450
-11.5%
2017
57
$173,400
28%
2018
62
$140,000
-19.3%
Median property tax
Median sale price
Effective property tax rate
2009
$3,688.19
$175,500
2.1%
2010
$2,933.99
$145,350
2%
2011
$2,819.54
$124,300
2.3%
2012
$3,078.02
$143,880
2.1%
2013
$3,449.84
$154,440
2.2%
2014
$3,185.44
$120,310
2.6%
2015
$3,787.51
$153,117
2.5%
2016
$2,992.20
$135,450
2.2%