From January through June of 2018, there were 79 homes sold, with a median sale price of $78,000 - a 66% increase over the $47,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 63 homes sold in West Garfield Park in the first half of 2017.
The median sales tax in West Garfield Park for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,294, approximately 4.2% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2018.
The following table compares West Garfield Park 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calumet Heights | 187 | 193 | -3.1% | $95,500 | $84,000 | 13.7% |
| Washington Heights | 54 | 43 | 25.6% | $90,000 | $71,000 | 26.8% |
| Gresham | 335 | 268 | 25% | $87,000 | $75,000 | 16% |
| Brainerd | 170 | 171 | -0.6% | $85,000 | $100,000 | -15% |
| South Chicago | 156 | 125 | 24.8% | $85,000 | $60,000 | 41.7% |
| West Garfield Park | 79 | 63 | 25.4% | $78,000 | $47,000 | 66% |
| Back of the Yards | 116 | 107 | 8.4% | $72,750 | $51,000 | 42.6% |
| Greater Grand Crossing | 249 | 198 | 25.8% | $71,000 | $70,000 | 1.4% |
| Burnside | 129 | 109 | 18.3% | $70,500 | $63,000 | 11.9% |
| Roseland/Pullman | 310 | 232 | 33.6% | $60,250 | $48,250 | 24.9% |
| West Pullman | 211 | 162 | 30.2% | $51,000 | $36,500 | 39.7% |
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