From January through March of 2017, there were 172 homes sold, with a median sale price of $335,000 - a 14.6% decrease over the $392,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 178 homes sold in Gold Coast in the first quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Gold Coast for 2017 was $5,649.75. In 2016, the median sales tax was $5,327.90. This marks an increase of 6%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.7%.
The following table compares Gold Coast 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Pilsen | 27 | 28 | -3.6% | $342,500 | $272,500 | 25.7% |
| Gold Coast | 172 | 178 | -3.4% | $335,000 | $392,500 | -14.6% |
| Edgebrook | 24 | 23 | 4.3% | $330,000 | $395,000 | -16.5% |
| Old Town | 62 | 44 | 40.9% | $327,500 | $323,000 | 1.4% |
| Norwood Park | 75 | 46 | 63% | $318,000 | $266,250 | 19.4% |
| West Loop | 38 | 27 | 40.7% | $315,750 | $296,000 | 6.7% |
| Irving Park | 77 | 97 | -20.6% | $312,000 | $280,000 | 11.4% |
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