In September 2017, there were 14 homes sold, with a median sale price of $389,500 - a 15% decrease over the $458,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 18 homes sold in River Forest in September 2016.
The median sales tax in River Forest for 2017 was $13,181. In 2016, the median sales tax was $12,236. This marks an increase of 7.7%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 3.4%.
The following table compares River Forest to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in September 2017:
| City | Sept. 2017 Home Sales | Sept. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burr Ridge | 10 | 8 | 25% | $458,500 | $475,000 | -3.5% |
| Northbrook | 48 | 57 | -15.8% | $456,000 | $465,000 | -1.9% |
| Park Ridge | 49 | 71 | -31% | $425,000 | $377,500 | 12.6% |
| La Grange | 24 | 18 | 33.3% | $398,750 | $317,750 | 25.5% |
| Glenview | 58 | 92 | -37% | $390,000 | $422,500 | -7.7% |
| River Forest | 14 | 18 | -22.2% | $389,500 | $458,250 | -15% |
| Barrington | 13 | 8 | 62.5% | $365,000 | $375,000 | -2.7% |
| Countryside | 4 | 9 | -55.6% | $360,250 | $278,500 | 29.4% |
| Southmoor | 1 | 0 | - | $360,000 | $0 | - |
| Deercrest Estates | 2 | 6 | -66.7% | $355,750 | $316,250 | 12.5% |
| Lincolnwood | 14 | 19 | -26.3% | $351,000 | $425,000 | -17.4% |
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