In October 2018, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $421,000 - a 15.5% increase over the $364,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in River West in October 2017.
The median sales tax in River West for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $5,355, approximately 1.3% of the median home sale price for October 2018.
The following table compares River West to other Chicago neighborhood with similar median sales prices in October 2018:
| Neighborhood | Oct. 2018 Home Sales | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2018 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinatown | 3 | 3 | 0% | $470,000 | $225,000 | 108.9% |
| Sauganash | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $450,000 | $421,000 | 6.9% |
| Logan Square | 37 | 85 | -56.5% | $445,000 | $400,000 | 11.3% |
| Ravenswood | 24 | 36 | -33.3% | $440,250 | $437,500 | 0.6% |
| Bridgeport | 10 | 35 | -71.4% | $427,000 | $330,000 | 29.4% |
| River West | 4 | 6 | -33.3% | $421,000 | $364,500 | 15.5% |
| River North | 10 | 38 | -73.7% | $398,000 | $405,000 | -1.7% |
| Irving Park | 14 | 26 | -46.2% | $387,000 | $338,250 | 14.4% |
| Jefferson Park | 12 | 31 | -61.3% | $346,000 | $275,000 | 25.8% |
| Humboldt Park | 16 | 45 | -64.4% | $340,000 | $235,000 | 44.7% |
| Boystown | 5 | 28 | -82.1% | $332,000 | $240,000 | 38.3% |
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