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Lawndale home prices rise in the second half of 2017

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The median sale price of a home sold in the second half of 2017 in Lawndale, a Chicago neighborhood, rose by $49,500 while total sales increased by 36.1%, according to BlockShopper.com.

From July through December of 2017, there were 230 homes sold, with a median sale price of $119,500 - a 70.7% increase over the $70,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 169 homes sold in Lawndale in the second half of 2016.

The median sales tax in Lawndale for 2017 was $3,216. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,092. This marks an increase of 4%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.7%.

The following table compares Lawndale to other Chicago neighborhood with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2017:

NeighborhoodJuly - Dec. 2017 Home SalesJuly - Dec. 2016 Home Sales% change (Total Home Sales)July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales PriceJuly - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price% change (Median Sales Price)
Marquette Park17413826.1%$129,000$106,00021.7%
Washington Park484311.6%$127,500$65,00096.2%
Oakland3033-9.1%$122,750$110,00011.6%
East Side1041013%$122,000$95,00028.4%
South Shore2071927.8%$120,500$73,75063.4%
Lawndale23016936.1%$119,500$70,00070.7%
West Hometown363020%$118,000$100,00018%
East Garfield Park103115-10.4%$118,000$91,50029%
Hegewisch5054-7.4%$113,750$107,0006.3%
Calumet Heights 19417312.1%$111,500$86,50028.9%
Brainerd165169-2.4%$108,500$80,00035.6%

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