From July through September of 2017, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $220,000 - a 31.3% increase over the $167,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Elmhurst in the third quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Elmhurst for 2017 was $3,274.51. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,797.20. This marks an increase of 17.1%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.5%.
The following table compares Elmhurst 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Head Park | 30 | 32 | -6.3% | $226,500 | $213,500 | 6.1% |
| Northbrook West | 1 | 8 | -87.5% | $225,000 | $635,000 | -64.6% |
| Roselle | 24 | 40 | -40% | $224,000 | $208,750 | 7.3% |
| Rolling Meadows | 127 | 134 | -5.2% | $223,000 | $200,000 | 11.5% |
| Willow Springs | 40 | 27 | 48.1% | $220,000 | $217,500 | 1.1% |
| Elmhurst | 3 | 2 | 50% | $220,000 | $167,500 | 31.3% |
| Orland Hills | 30 | 25 | 20% | $215,000 | $199,500 | 7.8% |
| Berwyn | 189 | 207 | -8.7% | $212,000 | $190,000 | 11.6% |
| Stickney | 21 | 24 | -12.5% | $207,500 | $164,500 | 26.1% |
| Schiller Park | 33 | 44 | -25% | $203,500 | $185,000 | 10% |
| River Grove | 49 | 37 | 32.4% | $200,000 | $179,000 | 11.7% |
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