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Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Route 29/ Route 97 home prices fall in 2017

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The median sale price of a home sold in 2017 in Route 29/ Route 97, a Springfield neighborhood, fell by $5,500 while total sales increased by 30.8%, according to BlockShopper.com.

From January through December of 2017, there were 68 homes sold, with a median sale price of $41,750 - a 11.6% decrease over the $47,250 median sale price for the previous year. There were 52 homes sold in Route 29/ Route 97 in 2016.

The median sales tax in Route 29/ Route 97 for 2017 was $1,112. In 2016, the median sales tax was $1,105. This marks an increase of 0.6%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.7%.

The following table compares Route 29/ Route 97 to other Springfield neighborhood with similar median sales prices in 2017:

NeighborhoodJan. - Dec. 2017 Home SalesJan. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales% change (Total Home Sales)Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales PriceJan. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price% change (Median Sales Price)
Stanford Avenue/ Fox Bridge Road866826.5%$52,500$49,3506.4%
Southern View382740.7%$50,772.90$61,000-16.8%
4th Street/ Cook Street564233.3%$45,950$49,150-6.5%
Route 97/ 9th Street392095%$45,000$54,000-16.7%
Grandview4450-12%$43,000$47,500-9.5%
Route 29/ Route 97685230.8%$41,750$47,250-11.6%
Arlington Heights644736.2%$41,597.50$39,0006.7%
Edwards Street/ 11th Street10100%$29,375$28,492.503.1%
Ash Street/ Wirt Avenue614341.9%$28,000$20,00040%
16th Street/ Ash Street57529.6%$21,000$19,5007.7%
Clear Lake Avenue/ 16th Street251656.3%$20,000$22,000-9.1%

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