From January through March of 2017, there were 49 homes sold, with a median sale price of $365,000 - a 26.1% increase over the $289,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 47 homes sold in Avondale in the first quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Avondale for 2017 was $5,787.44. In 2016, the median sales tax was $5,524.30. This marks an increase of 4.8%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.6%.
The following table compares Avondale to other Chicago neighborhood with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2017:
| Neighborhood | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Island | 25 | 21 | 19% | $432,500 | $400,000 | 8.1% |
| Lincoln Square | 10 | 10 | 0% | $424,000 | $607,000 | -30.1% |
| River West | 31 | 28 | 10.7% | $410,000 | $377,500 | 8.6% |
| Near North | 83 | 68 | 22.1% | $387,000 | $431,000 | -10.2% |
| Greektown | 7 | 3 | 133.3% | $385,000 | $360,000 | 6.9% |
| Avondale | 49 | 47 | 4.3% | $365,000 | $289,500 | 26.1% |
| Near West Side | 63 | 62 | 1.6% | $355,000 | $291,000 | 22% |
| Bridgeport | 77 | 64 | 20.3% | $352,000 | $278,000 | 26.6% |
| River North | 75 | 76 | -1.3% | $350,000 | $401,250 | -12.8% |
| Logan Square | 226 | 199 | 13.6% | $350,000 | $360,000 | -2.8% |
| South Loop | 179 | 194 | -7.7% | $350,000 | $308,250 | 13.5% |
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