From January through March of 2018, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $120,000 - a 15.2% decrease over the $141,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Forest View in the first quarter of 2017.
The median sales tax in Forest View for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $4,766.10, approximately 4% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2018.
The following table compares Forest View to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2018:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlothian | 55 | 57 | -3.5% | $132,000 | $135,000 | -2.2% |
| Merrionette Park | 7 | 5 | 40% | $130,000 | $145,000 | -10.3% |
| Richton Park | 48 | 50 | -4% | $128,500 | $98,250 | 30.8% |
| Alsip | 48 | 75 | -36% | $127,500 | $128,000 | -0.4% |
| Glenwood | 26 | 45 | -42.2% | $122,000 | $98,000 | 24.5% |
| Forest View | 3 | 2 | 50% | $120,000 | $141,500 | -15.2% |
| Lansing | 105 | 139 | -24.5% | $118,500 | $78,000 | 51.9% |
| Countryside | 12 | 24 | -50% | $114,500 | $188,500 | -39.3% |
| Maywood | 68 | 61 | 11.5% | $111,750 | $105,000 | 6.4% |
| Country Club Hills | 87 | 65 | 33.8% | $110,000 | $105,000 | 4.8% |
| Chicago Ridge | 35 | 51 | -31.4% | $102,000 | $87,000 | 17.2% |
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