In June 2017, there were 49 homes sold, with a median sale price of $255,000 - a 9.4% increase over the $233,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 53 homes sold in Westchester in June 2016.
The median sales tax in Westchester for 2017 was $4,915. In 2016, the median sales tax was $4,506. This marks an increase of 9.1%. 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 Westchester to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in June 2017:
| City | June 2017 Home Sales | June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | June 2017 Median Sales Price | June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palos Heights | 23 | 28 | -17.9% | $277,000 | $235,000 | 17.9% |
| Mission Hills Estates | 7 | 3 | 133.3% | $270,000 | $215,000 | 25.6% |
| Prospect Heights | 26 | 30 | -13.3% | $260,750 | $267,500 | -2.5% |
| Hoffman Estates | 108 | 106 | 1.9% | $260,000 | $259,250 | 0.3% |
| North Riverside | 9 | 12 | -25% | $260,000 | $227,000 | 14.5% |
| Westchester | 49 | 53 | -7.5% | $255,000 | $233,000 | 9.4% |
| Brookfield | 34 | 39 | -12.8% | $249,250 | $230,000 | 8.4% |
| Palatine | 168 | 165 | 1.8% | $245,500 | $225,000 | 9.1% |
| Elmwood Park | 48 | 45 | 6.7% | $242,000 | $255,000 | -5.1% |
| Bartlett | 31 | 23 | 34.8% | $240,000 | $220,000 | 9.1% |
| Hickory Hills | 12 | 14 | -14.3% | $239,500 | $203,500 | 17.7% |
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