From July through September of 2017, there were 50 homes sold, with a median sale price of $384,750 - a 2.1% decrease over the $393,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 43 homes sold in Riverside in the third quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Riverside for 2017 was $9,563. In 2016, the median sales tax was $9,060.30. This marks an increase of 5.5%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.5%.
The following table compares Riverside to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in the third quarter of 2017:
| City | July - Sept. 2017 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Grange | 88 | 75 | 17.3% | $426,000 | $425,000 | 0.2% |
| Glenview | 298 | 319 | -6.6% | $416,250 | $450,000 | -7.5% |
| Barrington | 52 | 40 | 30% | $414,500 | $379,500 | 9.2% |
| Park Ridge | 188 | 216 | -13% | $412,500 | $390,000 | 5.8% |
| Forest River | 3 | 4 | -25% | $391,000 | $270,750 | 44.4% |
| Riverside | 50 | 43 | 16.3% | $384,750 | $393,000 | -2.1% |
| Southmoor | 1 | 0 | - | $360,000 | $0 | - |
| Palos Park | 47 | 46 | 2.2% | $350,000 | $299,250 | 17% |
| Lincolnwood | 53 | 60 | -11.7% | $347,000 | $372,500 | -6.8% |
| Deercrest Estates | 9 | 11 | -18.2% | $346,500 | $342,500 | 1.2% |
| Evanston | 340 | 385 | -11.7% | $345,500 | $332,500 | 3.9% |
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