From January through December of 2017, there were 90 homes sold, with a median sale price of $216,500 - a 17.7% increase over the $184,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 84 homes sold in Countryside in 2016.
The median sales tax in Countryside for 2017 was $4,188. In 2016, the median sales tax was $4,055. This marks an increase of 3.3%. 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 Countryside 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield | 335 | 332 | 0.9% | $230,000 | $225,500 | 2% |
| Elmwood Park | 356 | 371 | -4% | $229,750 | $225,000 | 2.1% |
| Forest Park | 302 | 310 | -2.6% | $225,000 | $194,250 | 15.8% |
| Indian Head Park | 110 | 108 | 1.9% | $220,000 | $213,500 | 3% |
| Roselle | 69 | 98 | -29.6% | $218,500 | $203,250 | 7.5% |
| Countryside | 90 | 84 | 7.1% | $216,500 | $184,000 | 17.7% |
| Des Plaines | 1,236 | 1,260 | -1.9% | $215,250 | $200,000 | 7.6% |
| Buffalo Grove | 329 | 329 | 0% | $215,000 | $185,000 | 16.2% |
| Rolling Meadows | 397 | 395 | 0.5% | $211,000 | $200,000 | 5.5% |
| Berwyn | 749 | 739 | 1.4% | $202,000 | $186,000 | 8.6% |
| Hickory Hills | 167 | 180 | -7.2% | $200,000 | $193,500 | 3.4% |
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