From October to December, 87 homes sold in Washington for a median price of $135,000. That's 4.8 percent lower than median home sale prices for the fourth quarter of 2017.
In the fourth quarter, there were no foreclosures in Washington.
Median property tax for homeowners in Washington was $3,877.71 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 2.2 percent, according to a 2017 property tax analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions, ranking it second among U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
Washington real estate: Q4 2009-2018
Properties sold
Median sale price
Change in sale price
2009
109
$158,243
-
2010
91
$157,320
-0.6%
2011
75
$158,200
0.6%
2012
94
$158,595
0.2%
2013
114
$164,160
3.5%
2014
85
$153,594
-6.4%
2015
92
$154,230
0.4%
2016
68
$179,288
16.2%
2017
91
$141,780
-20.9%
2018
87
$135,000
-4.8%
Median property tax
Median sale price
Effective property tax rate
2009
$2,201.65
$158,243
1.4%
2010
$2,347.60
$157,320
1.5%
2011
$2,547.02
$158,200
1.6%
2012
$3,310.89
$158,595
2.1%
2013
$3,003.65
$164,160
1.8%
2014
$2,904.01
$153,594
1.9%
2015
$3,278.76
$154,230
2.1%
2016
$3,877.71
$179,288
2.2%
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