Regional Home Sales
Recent Home Sales Reveal Wide Regional Price Ranges Across Pennsylvania and Illinois
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The $290,000 Cary sale at 340 New Haven Drive included a relatively large five-acre lot; the 1,872-square-foot, three-bedroom home was built in 2001 and the transaction closed Aug. 24.
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Among the DuPage/Cook County transactions, a Schaumburg condominium at 197 Rob Roy Court sold for $400,000. Built in 1995, the three-bedroom unit offered 1,800 square feet at $222 per square foot.
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A second $400,000 condominium sale in the region involved a two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit at 906 Neudearborn Lane in Naperville. The 1,976-square-foot property was built in 2006 and sold for $202 per square foot.
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Kane County’s transactions included a $300,000 three-bedroom home at 256 Pleasant Drive in South Elgin. Built in 1971, the 1,040-square-foot residence sits on an 8,577-square-foot lot and sold for $288 per square foot.
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The Nazareth-area sales included several nearby high-value comparables beyond the $1.195 million Homestead Drive transaction: a 4,561-square-foot home on 4534 Homestead Drive sold for $1.05 million, while homes on Rockbridge Road sold for $1.5 million and $1.23 million.
Home sales across eastern Pennsylvania and northern Illinois show dramatic price differences depending on location. In Pennsylvania's Nazareth and Mount Bethel areas, luxury properties sold for $1 million to $1.5 million, while most other Pennsylvania homes ranged from $266,500 to $490,000 Lehighvalleylive. Illinois homes were generally cheaper, with most sales between $275,000 and $400,000 in suburban Chicago counties, though rural Lee and Whiteside counties saw prices drop to $110,000 to $150,000 Lehighvalleylive.
The sales represent a snapshot of recorded transactions from recent weeks, though some deals closed months earlier than their title recording dates Lehighvalleylive. These listings reveal how dramatically prices vary even within the same state.
Pennsylvania's Luxury Market Towers Over Other Sales
The highest-priced homes clustered in Mount Bethel and Nazareth, where buyers paid premium prices for larger properties. A 15-acre, three-bedroom home in Mount Bethel sold for exactly $1 million Lehighvalleylive. In Nazareth, a four-bedroom house with a pool and attached garage fetched $1.195 million Lehighvalleylive. Nearby comparable sales showed similar strength: one 4,561-square-foot Homestead Drive home sold for $1.05 million, while Rockbridge Road properties commanded $1.5 million and $1.23 million Lehighvalleylive.
Mid-Range Homes Dominate Pennsylvania Market
Outside the luxury zone, Pennsylvania home sales clustered between $266,500 and $490,000 Lehighvalleylive. Properties in Monroe, Schuylkill, and Northampton counties represented this middle market. These homes typically offered three to four bedrooms on standard-sized lots, attracting families rather than wealthy investors Lehighvalleylive.
Illinois Suburbs Offer Lower Prices Than Pennsylvania
Suburban Chicago homes generally sold for $275,000 to $400,000 across McHenry, DuPage, Cook, Kane, and Will counties Lehighvalleylive. In Cary, a five-acre property at 340 New Haven Drive sold for $290,000, featuring 1,872 square feet built in 2001 Lehighvalleylive. A Schaumburg condo brought $400,000 for 1,800 square feet, or $222 per square foot Lehighvalleylive. A South Elgin home on 8,577 square feet of land sold for $300,000 Lehighvalleylive.
Rural Illinois Counties Show Bottom-Tier Pricing
Lee and Whiteside counties in rural Illinois remained the cheapest market segment. Homes there sold for only $110,000 to $150,000 Lehighvalleylive. This represents roughly one-tenth the price of Nazareth's luxury homes. The dramatic gap reflects the urban-rural divide in property values across the Midwest Lehighvalleylive.
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