From October through December of 2017, there were 10 homes sold, with a median sale price of $117,500 - a 12.4% increase over the $104,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 18 homes sold in Devereux Heights in the fourth quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Devereux Heights for 2017 was $1,518. In 2016, the median sales tax was $1,580. This marks an decrease of 3.9%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.3%.
The following table compares Devereux Heights to other Springfield neighborhood with similar median sales prices in the fourth quarter of 2017:
| Neighborhood | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route 4/ Greenbriar Drive | 31 | 33 | -6.1% | $160,000 | $173,000 | -7.5% |
| Toronto/ University of Illinois at Springfield | 24 | 20 | 20% | $152,500 | $133,750 | 14% |
| Route 4/ Wabash Avenue | 26 | 20 | 30% | $133,800 | $144,500 | -7.4% |
| Mayden Road/ Dirkson Parkway | 8 | 10 | -20% | $132,750 | $149,000 | -10.9% |
| Route 4/ Washington Street | 47 | 35 | 34.3% | $122,000 | $143,000 | -14.7% |
| Devereux Heights | 10 | 18 | -44.4% | $117,500 | $104,500 | 12.4% |
| Lincoln Avenue/ Fayette Avenue | 20 | 9 | 122.2% | $95,000 | $104,900 | -9.4% |
| Stanton Street/ Stevenson Drive | 31 | 23 | 34.8% | $85,500 | $93,000 | -8.1% |
| College Street/ Ash Street | 32 | 23 | 39.1% | $82,750 | $103,500 | -20% |
| Route 4/ Route 97 | 27 | 26 | 3.8% | $79,900 | $84,500 | -5.4% |
| Route 54/ Sangamon Ave. | 49 | 40 | 22.5% | $71,000 | $74,250 | -4.4% |
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