From October through December of 2017, there were 43 homes sold, with a median sale price of $540,000 - a 0.8% increase over the $535,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 52 homes sold in Wicker Park in the fourth quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Wicker Park for 2017 was $10,101.48. In 2016, the median sales tax was $9,574.40. This marks an increase of 5.5%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.9%.
The following table compares Wicker Park to other Chicago neighborhood with similar median sales prices in the fourth quarter of 2017:
| Neighborhood | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roscoe Village | 42 | 70 | -40% | $619,750 | $517,500 | 19.8% |
| West Lincolnwood | 2 | 8 | -75% | $575,000 | $505,000 | 13.9% |
| North Center | 57 | 79 | -27.8% | $564,500 | $620,000 | -9% |
| Lincoln Park | 261 | 362 | -27.9% | $551,000 | $431,750 | 27.6% |
| Wicker Park | 43 | 52 | -17.3% | $540,000 | $535,750 | 0.8% |
| Noble Square | 36 | 31 | 16.1% | $532,250 | $453,000 | 17.5% |
| River West | 28 | 40 | -30% | $512,500 | $398,000 | 28.8% |
| Ukrainian Village | 47 | 63 | -25.4% | $505,000 | $495,000 | 2% |
| Bucktown | 119 | 85 | 40% | $505,000 | $540,000 | -6.5% |
| West Town | 95 | 97 | -2.1% | $492,000 | $419,000 | 17.4% |
| Edgebrook | 21 | 19 | 10.5% | $460,000 | $480,000 | -4.2% |
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