In January 2017, there were 26 homes sold, with a median sale price of $210,000 - a 17.6% decrease over the $255,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 20 homes sold in Forest Park in January 2016.
The median sales tax in Forest Park for 2017 was $5,445. In 2016, the median sales tax was $4,860. This marks an increase of 12%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.6%.
The following table compares Forest Park to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2017:
| City | Jan. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield | 26 | 19 | 36.8% | $222,750 | $208,000 | 7.1% |
| Harwood Heights | 9 | 9 | 0% | $221,000 | $215,000 | 2.8% |
| Norridge | 12 | 16 | -25% | $220,000 | $242,500 | -9.3% |
| Palatine | 83 | 79 | 5.1% | $215,000 | $162,000 | 32.7% |
| Palos Heights | 11 | 8 | 37.5% | $215,000 | $217,500 | -1.1% |
| Forest Park | 26 | 20 | 30% | $210,000 | $255,000 | -17.6% |
| Mission Hills Estates | 3 | 3 | 0% | $209,000 | $300,000 | -30.3% |
| Roselle | 2 | 12 | -83.3% | $206,250 | $161,750 | 27.5% |
| Orland Park | 67 | 65 | 3.1% | $200,000 | $208,000 | -3.8% |
| Des Plaines | 90 | 86 | 4.7% | $200,000 | $177,000 | 13% |
| North Riverside | 4 | 8 | -50% | $196,750 | $197,000 | -0.1% |
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