From January through December of 2017, there were 227 homes sold, with a median sale price of $530,000 - a 3.9% increase over the $510,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 255 homes sold in Western Springs in 2016.
The median sales tax in Western Springs for 2017 was $10,034. In 2016, the median sales tax was $9,089. This marks an increase of 10.4%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.9%.
The following table compares Western Springs to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in 2017:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington Hills | 26 | 35 | -25.7% | $795,000 | $660,000 | 20.5% |
| South Barrington | 76 | 58 | 31% | $697,500 | $723,750 | -3.6% |
| Wilmette | 510 | 514 | -0.8% | $600,000 | $650,000 | -7.7% |
| Inverness | 131 | 103 | 27.2% | $535,000 | $510,000 | 4.9% |
| Equestrian Woods | 3 | 4 | -25% | $532,500 | $757,500 | -29.7% |
| Western Springs | 227 | 255 | -11% | $530,000 | $510,000 | 3.9% |
| Burr Ridge | 90 | 106 | -15.1% | $516,000 | $475,000 | 8.6% |
| River Forest | 225 | 221 | 1.8% | $493,000 | $450,000 | 9.6% |
| Equestrian Estates | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | $485,000 | $593,000 | -18.2% |
| Northfield | 124 | 121 | 2.5% | $456,000 | $490,000 | -6.9% |
| Northbrook | 726 | 663 | 9.5% | $449,500 | $440,000 | 2.2% |
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