In April 2017, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $217,000 - a 67.6% increase over the $129,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Forest Glen in April 2016.
The median sales tax in Forest Glen for 2017 was $3,540. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,422. 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 1.6%.
The following table compares Forest Glen to other Chicago neighborhood with similar median sales prices in April 2017:
| Neighborhood | Apr. 2017 Home Sales | Apr. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2017 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Greenwood | 24 | 24 | 0% | $234,000 | $245,000 | -4.5% |
| Buena Park | 27 | 24 | 12.5% | $230,000 | $258,500 | -11% |
| Hermosa | 18 | 17 | 5.9% | $230,000 | $185,000 | 24.3% |
| Edgewater | 67 | 62 | 8.1% | $226,000 | $196,500 | 15% |
| Oriole Park | 7 | 13 | -46.2% | $220,000 | $240,000 | -8.3% |
| Forest Glen | 6 | 2 | 200% | $217,000 | $129,500 | 67.6% |
| Clearing | 18 | 23 | -21.7% | $207,500 | $185,000 | 12.2% |
| Garfield Ridge | 39 | 34 | 14.7% | $204,000 | $202,000 | 1% |
| Bronzeville | 32 | 31 | 3.2% | $202,750 | $210,000 | -3.5% |
| Galewood | 9 | 17 | -47.1% | $190,000 | $212,000 | -10.4% |
| Archer Heights | 8 | 9 | -11.1% | $181,500 | $170,000 | 6.8% |
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