In March 2017, there were 15 homes sold, with a median sale price of $425,000 - a 11.5% decrease over the $480,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 17 homes sold in Western Springs in March 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 2.4%.
The following table compares Western Springs to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2017:
| City | Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness | 8 | 9 | -11.1% | $550,500 | $475,000 | 15.9% |
| Rosemont | 1 | 4 | -75% | $530,000 | $1,743,750 | -69.6% |
| River Forest | 20 | 14 | 42.9% | $522,000 | $387,250 | 34.8% |
| Burr Ridge | 6 | 8 | -25% | $506,500 | $596,000 | -15% |
| Northbrook | 51 | 45 | 13.3% | $447,500 | $472,500 | -5.3% |
| Western Springs | 15 | 17 | -11.8% | $425,000 | $480,000 | -11.5% |
| Mission Hills Estates | 2 | 0 | - | $422,500 | $0 | - |
| Park Ridge | 41 | 42 | -2.4% | $381,000 | $411,000 | -7.3% |
| Glenview | 61 | 77 | -20.8% | $375,000 | $399,000 | -6% |
| Lincolnwood | 18 | 14 | 28.6% | $360,000 | $311,000 | 15.8% |
| La Grange | 21 | 17 | 23.5% | $350,000 | $240,000 | 45.8% |
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