From January through March of 2017, there were 63 homes sold, with a median sale price of $52,500 - a 40% increase over the $37,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 62 homes sold in South Chicago in the first quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in South Chicago for 2017 was $2,258.13. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,204.50. This marks an increase of 2.4%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 4.3%.
The following table compares South Chicago 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Garfield Park | 36 | 41 | -12.2% | $72,500 | $60,000 | 20.8% |
| Gresham | 136 | 132 | 3% | $67,000 | $55,750 | 20.2% |
| Greater Grand Crossing | 97 | 82 | 18.3% | $65,000 | $52,500 | 23.8% |
| Burnside | 51 | 58 | -12.1% | $65,000 | $45,500 | 42.9% |
| Washington Heights | 13 | 16 | -18.8% | $60,000 | $75,000 | -20% |
| South Chicago | 63 | 62 | 1.6% | $52,500 | $37,500 | 40% |
| Back of the Yards | 64 | 52 | 23.1% | $49,000 | $33,500 | 46.3% |
| Roseland/Pullman | 103 | 89 | 15.7% | $45,000 | $35,500 | 26.8% |
| West Garfield Park | 30 | 16 | 87.5% | $42,750 | $35,250 | 21.3% |
| West Pullman | 78 | 75 | 4% | $40,000 | $33,000 | 21.2% |
| Riverdale/Altgeld Gardens | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $35,000 | $2,500 | 1300% |
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