From July through December of 2019, there were 167 homes sold, with a median sale price of $94,500 - a 14.1% decrease over the $110,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 205 homes sold in South Shore in the second half of 2018.
The median sales tax in South Shore for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $2,051, approximately 2.2% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2019.
The following table compares South Shore to other Chicago neighborhood with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2019:
| Neighborhood | July - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hometown | 30 | 21 | 42.9% | $122,000 | $130,000 | -6.2% |
| Brainerd | 182 | 169 | 7.7% | $121,250 | $83,000 | 46.1% |
| Burnside | 123 | 128 | -3.9% | $110,000 | $90,000 | 22.2% |
| Back of the Yards | 119 | 108 | 10.2% | $98,000 | $85,000 | 15.3% |
| Greater Grand Crossing | 189 | 233 | -18.9% | $97,000 | $95,000 | 2.1% |
| South Shore | 167 | 205 | -18.5% | $94,500 | $110,000 | -14.1% |
| Washington Heights | 48 | 32 | 50% | $82,000 | $62,500 | 31.2% |
| South Chicago | 169 | 147 | 15% | $80,000 | $75,000 | 6.7% |
| West Pullman | 197 | 189 | 4.2% | $75,000 | $60,000 | 25% |
| South Deering | 62 | 77 | -19.5% | $74,500 | $45,500 | 63.7% |
| East Chicago Heights | 3 | 8 | -62.5% | $73,000 | $37,500 | 94.7% |
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