From January through June of 2018, there were 171 homes sold, with a median sale price of $242,000 - a 8.8% increase over the $222,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 159 homes sold in Brookfield in the first half of 2017.
The median sales tax in Brookfield for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $5,653, approximately 2.3% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2018.
The following table compares Brookfield to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2018:
| City | Jan. - June 2018 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Springs | 64 | 49 | 30.6% | $260,750 | $254,500 | 2.5% |
| Elmwood Park | 185 | 175 | 5.7% | $255,000 | $225,000 | 13.3% |
| Palatine | 681 | 685 | -0.6% | $255,000 | $225,000 | 13.3% |
| Hoffman Estates | 399 | 374 | 6.7% | $250,000 | $244,000 | 2.5% |
| Orland Park | 559 | 527 | 6.1% | $247,000 | $249,000 | -0.8% |
| Brookfield | 171 | 159 | 7.5% | $242,000 | $222,500 | 8.8% |
| Prospect Heights | 96 | 107 | -10.3% | $241,250 | $250,000 | -3.5% |
| Elk Grove Village | 324 | 243 | 33.3% | $240,000 | $238,000 | 0.8% |
| Westchester | 164 | 171 | -4.1% | $239,500 | $238,000 | 0.6% |
| North Riverside | 42 | 50 | -16% | $233,000 | $230,000 | 1.3% |
| Bartlett | 166 | 152 | 9.2% | $228,500 | $232,750 | -1.8% |
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