Wayne, Hamilton and Schuyler counties saw the greatest percentage gains in fourth-quarter 2020 home sales in Illinois, compared to sales during the fourth quarter of 2019, according to data from Illinois Realtors.
The percentage gains in home sales during this period in Wayne County was 166.7%; Hamilton, 160%; and Schuyler, 150%. And the number of closed home sales during the fourth quarter were eight for Wayne County; Hamilton, 13; and Schuyler, five, the Illinois Realtors data shows.
Median home sale prices also varied widely among the Illinois counties, with Wayne County recording a median price of $176,000 in the fourth quarter; Hamilton, $61,700; and Schuyler, $145,000, the study found.
Statewide, the Q4 home sales gains over the same period in 2019 stood at 31.8%, with a total of 47,198 closed sales recorded, according to Illinois Realtors. The median sales price in Illinois during the fourth quarter was $230,000, the numbers show.
In the city of Chicago, the home sales gains were lower in the fourth quarter, with the number of sales increasing 20.3% over the Q4 2019 numbers, according to the analysis.
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Q4 2020 Illinois Housing Market Statistics
| County | Closed Sales | % Change Over Q3 2019 Sales | Median Sales Price | % Change Over Q3 2019 Sales Price |
| Wayne County | 8 | 166.7% | $176,000 | 107.1% |
| Hamilton County | 13 | 160.0% | $61,700 | -31.4% |
| Schuyler County | 5 | 150.0% | $145,000 | 131.8% |
| Mason County | 35 | 118.8% | $67,000 | -18.8% |
| Putnam County | 26 | 116.7% | $184,900 | 53.8% |
| Perry County | 46 | 109.1% | $94,250 | 19.3% |
| Pope County | 10 | 100.0% | $150,750 | 69.4% |
| Jo Daviess County | 175 | 88.2% | $172,000 | -4.4% |
| Randolph County | 67 | 86.1% | $95,000 | 16.2% |
| Greene County | 13 | 85.7% | $135,000 | 13.0% |
| Warren County | 25 | 78.6% | $102,000 | -8.1% |
| Jackson County | 148 | 78.3% | $98,000 | -3.9% |
| Calhoun County | 16 | 77.8% | $74,000 | -29.5% |
| Carroll County | 101 | 71.2% | $114,900 | -13.3% |
| Hancock County | 25 | 66.7% | $82,000 | 1.9% |
| Johnson County | 30 | 66.7% | $166,000 | 32.8% |
| Ford County | 52 | 57.6% | $113,500 | 17.0% |
| Boone County | 264 | 51.7% | $193,250 | 10.5% |
| Kane County | 2,352 | 50.0% | $267,940 | 13.8% |
| Jefferson County | 97 | 49.2% | $115,000 | 20.1% |
| Grundy County | 238 | 47.8% | $250,000 | 19.0% |
| Stephenson County | 181 | 47.2% | $109,900 | 29.3% |
| Lake County | 3,316 | 45.8% | $280,000 | 18.1% |
| Livingston County | 103 | 45.1% | $124,950 | 43.6% |
| DuPage County | 4,130 | 44.2% | $305,000 | 10.9% |
| Massac County | 40 | 42.9% | $75,000 | -18.7% |
| DeKalb County | 373 | 42.4% | $205,000 | 19.2% |
| Monroe County | 142 | 42.0% | $245,500 | 21.8% |
| Menard County | 48 | 41.2% | $171,000 | 13.2% |
| Kendall County | 801 | 40.3% | $259,000 | 10.2% |
| Ogle County | 232 | 39.8% | $165,000 | 18.3% |
| Lee County | 113 | 39.5% | $140,000 | 27.3% |
| Jasper County | 18 | 38.5% | $87,500 | 2.9% |
| Brown County | 11 | 37.5% | $73,250 | -31.9% |
| Williamson County | 257 | 36.0% | $134,250 | 3.1% |
| Mercer County | 53 | 35.9% | $122,500 | 16.7% |
| Madison County | 1,090 | 32.8% | $149,900 | 10.2% |
| Jersey County | 65 | 32.7% | $151,100 | -7.9% |
| McHenry County | 1,736 | 32.7% | $245,000 | 11.4% |
| St. Clair County | 984 | 32.3% | $160,000 | 8.1% |
| Will County | 3,181 | 32.3% | $256,000 | 11.3% |
| Tazewell County | 586 | 30.8% | $139,900 | 11.5% |
| Logan County | 120 | 30.4% | $94,500 | -6.2% |
| Peoria County | 762 | 30.3% | $124,900 | 4.1% |
| Cook County | 17,170 | 30.0% | $270,000 | 12.5% |
| Christian County | 92 | 29.6% | $85,750 | 10.4% |
| Kankakee County | 356 | 26.2% | $161,250 | 12.4% |
| Clinton County | 89 | 25.4% | $136,000 | 8.0% |
| Gallatin County | 5 | 25.0% | $82,500 | 258.7% |
| Saline County | 50 | 25.0% | $67,500 | 24.4% |
| Wabash County | 10 | 25.0% | $78,750 | 7.5% |
| Sangamon County | 921 | 24.8% | $145,000 | 6.2% |
| Fulton County | 109 | 23.9% | $85,000 | 26.9% |
| Cumberland County | 21 | 23.5% | $99,500 | 7.0% |
| Champaign County | 654 | 22.2% | $174,900 | 7.3% |
| Crawford County | 11 | 22.2% | $72,500 | 27.2% |
| Union County | 45 | 21.6% | $114,000 | 52.0% |
| LaSalle County | 361 | 21.5% | $149,000 | 10.4% |
| Winnebago County | 1,208 | 21.5% | $135,000 | 12.5% |
| Macon County | 409 | 21.4% | $103,750 | 11.9% |
| McDonough County | 68 | 21.4% | $94,000 | 4.7% |
| Woodford County | 124 | 20.4% | $160,000 | 3.2% |
| McLean County | 661 | 20.0% | $164,000 | 5.1% |
| Knox County | 139 | 19.8% | $90,000 | 15.4% |
| Douglas County | 45 | 18.4% | $132,900 | 84.6% |
| Shelby County | 45 | 18.4% | $79,500 | -24.6% |
| Hardin County | 7 | 16.7% | $112,000 | 68.4% |
| Cass County | 8 | 14.3% | $70,500 | -20.8% |
| Morgan County | 109 | 13.5% | $115,000 | 16.2% |
| Rock Island County | 479 | 13.5% | $131,900 | 14.4% |
| Fayette County | 38 | 11.8% | $125,000 | 49.0% |
| Coles County | 128 | 11.3% | $106,000 | 14.6% |
| Edgar County | 43 | 10.3% | $74,000 | 14.0% |
| Marion County | 96 | 10.3% | $94,950 | 24.1% |
| Marshall County | 35 | 9.4% | $115,000 | 0.7% |
| Adams County | 221 | 8.9% | $140,000 | 7.7% |
| Franklin County | 98 | 8.9% | $75,000 | 38.9% |
| DeWitt County | 62 | 8.8% | $95,000 | -5.5% |
| Bond County | 40 | 5.3% | $144,500 | 57.5% |
| Moultrie County | 28 | 3.7% | $85,000 | 3.7% |
| Macoupin County | 111 | 2.8% | $100,500 | -0.5% |
| Bureau County | 87 | 2.4% | $106,750 | -5.1% |
| Alexander County | 3 | 0.0% | $30,000 | -78.6% |
| Edwards County | 2 | 0.0% | $14,450 | 0.0% |
| Lawrence County | 1 | 0.0% | $10,000 | 0.0% |
| Stark County | 12 | 0.0% | $79,500 | -5.1% |
| Whiteside County | 182 | -0.5% | $100,000 | 20.5% |
| Iroquois County | 64 | -4.5% | $120,500 | 37.1% |
| Vermilion County | 179 | -5.3% | $72,975 | -7.9% |
| Piatt County | 59 | -6.3% | $146,950 | 8.1% |
| Effingham County | 73 | -7.6% | $175,000 | 22.4% |
| Washington County | 29 | -14.7% | $129,500 | 23.9% |
| Henry County | 114 | -14.9% | $135,000 | 11.1% |
| Montgomery County | 69 | -15.9% | $105,000 | 50.0% |
| Pike County | 5 | -16.7% | $54,900 | -45.9% |
| Scott County | 10 | -23.1% | $71,750 | -8.6% |
| Clark County | 26 | -25.7% | $94,500 | 6.8% |
| Clay County | 18 | -28.0% | $68,700 | 1.8% |
| Richland County | 11 | -31.3% | $149,900 | 18.5% |
| White County | 6 | -33.3% | $18,250 | -1.4% |
| Henderson County | 1 | -50.0% | $50,000 | -10.3% |
| Pulaski County | 2 | -50.0% | $55,250 | -39.3% |
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