In February 2017, there were 19 homes sold, with a median sale price of $130,000 - a 11% decrease over the $146,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 20 homes sold in Elmwood Park in February 2016.
The median sales tax in Elmwood Park for 2017 was $5,490. In 2016, the median sales tax was $5,310. This marks an increase of 3.4%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 4.2%.
The following table compares Elmwood Park to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in February 2017:
| City | Feb. 2017 Home Sales | Feb. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2017 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homewood | 23 | 17 | 35.3% | $142,000 | $103,500 | 37.2% |
| Bridgeview | 12 | 13 | -7.7% | $140,000 | $150,000 | -6.7% |
| Summit | 10 | 7 | 42.9% | $137,500 | $127,000 | 8.3% |
| Lynwood | 7 | 12 | -41.7% | $137,000 | $124,750 | 9.8% |
| Elgin | 18 | 22 | -18.2% | $132,000 | $145,750 | -9.4% |
| Elmwood Park | 19 | 20 | -5% | $130,000 | $146,000 | -11% |
| Lyons | 9 | 7 | 28.6% | $129,000 | $156,000 | -17.3% |
| Berkeley | 3 | 3 | 0% | $127,000 | $139,000 | -8.6% |
| Bellwood | 22 | 31 | -29% | $125,500 | $85,500 | 46.8% |
| Palos Hills | 11 | 19 | -42.1% | $121,000 | $126,500 | -4.3% |
| Midlothian | 9 | 16 | -43.8% | $120,000 | $117,000 | 2.6% |
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