From July through September of 2017, there were 49 homes sold, with a median sale price of $200,000 - a 11.7% increase over the $179,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 37 homes sold in River Grove in the third quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in River Grove for 2017 was $5,350.89. In 2016, the median sales tax was $5,160. This marks an increase of 3.7%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.7%.
The following table compares River Grove 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Tinley Park | 304 | 315 | -3.5% | $195,000 | $185,000 | 5.4% |
| Schaumburg | 432 | 376 | 14.9% | $194,500 | $185,250 | 5% |
| Rosemont | 4 | 9 | -55.6% | $191,000 | $349,000 | -45.3% |
| Franklin Park | 66 | 79 | -16.5% | $189,000 | $169,000 | 11.8% |
| Berkeley | 22 | 26 | -15.4% | $189,000 | $153,000 | 23.5% |
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