From January through June of 2018, there were 347 homes sold, with a median sale price of $137,500 - a 25% increase over the $110,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 305 homes sold in Austin in the first half of 2017.
The median sales tax in Austin for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,680, approximately 1.9% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2018.
The following table compares Austin to other Chicago neighborhood with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2018:
| Neighborhood | Jan. - June 2018 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canaryville/Fuller Park | 35 | 40 | -12.5% | $160,000 | $141,500 | 13.1% |
| Oakland | 37 | 45 | -17.8% | $160,000 | $110,000 | 45.5% |
| Morgan Park | 141 | 114 | 23.7% | $155,000 | $160,500 | -3.4% |
| East Garfield Park | 114 | 86 | 32.6% | $142,250 | $93,250 | 52.5% |
| Little Village | 123 | 123 | 0% | $142,000 | $128,000 | 10.9% |
| Austin | 347 | 305 | 13.8% | $137,500 | $110,000 | 25% |
| Chatham | 94 | 124 | -24.2% | $137,000 | $119,000 | 15.1% |
| Wrightwood | 74 | 55 | 34.5% | $136,000 | $129,000 | 5.4% |
| Gage Park | 99 | 82 | 20.7% | $135,000 | $153,500 | -12.1% |
| Woodlawn | 132 | 117 | 12.8% | $134,750 | $155,000 | -13.1% |
| Washington Park | 46 | 36 | 27.8% | $132,500 | $81,500 | 62.6% |
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