From July through September of 2017, there were 23 homes sold, with a median sale price of $255,000 - a 5.3% decrease over the $269,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 44 homes sold in Eldridge in the third quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Eldridge for 2017 was $3,404. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,072. This marks an increase of 10.8%. 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 Eldridge to other Scott County cities with similar median sales prices in the third quarter of 2017:
| City | July - Sept. 2017 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Claire | 35 | 46 | -23.9% | $269,000 | $252,000 | 6.7% |
| Eldridge | 23 | 44 | -47.7% | $255,000 | $269,250 | -5.3% |
| Riverdale | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $244,500 | $248,000 | -1.4% |
| Blue Grass | 6 | 15 | -60% | $222,450 | $192,000 | 15.9% |
| Bettendorf | 228 | 247 | -7.7% | $218,500 | $249,900 | -12.6% |
| Long Grove | 9 | 6 | 50% | $218,000 | $230,750 | -5.5% |
| Park View | 13 | 9 | 44.4% | $198,500 | $194,000 | 2.3% |
| Walcott | 11 | 3 | 266.7% | $198,000 | $191,999 | 3.1% |
| McCausland | 2 | 1 | 100% | $187,950 | $60,000 | 213.3% |
| Princeton | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $152,990 | $160,000 | -4.4% |
| Buffalo | 6 | 2 | 200% | $72,150.50 | $122,000 | -40.9% |
Alerts Sign-up