In December 2017, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $167,500 - a 4.7% increase over the $160,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were eight homes sold in Berkeley in December 2016.
The median sales tax in Berkeley for 2017 was $4,582. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,964. This marks an increase of 15.6%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.7%.
The following table compares Berkeley to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in December 2017:
| City | Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streamwood | 57 | 59 | -3.4% | $182,000 | $154,000 | 18.2% |
| Lynwood | 5 | 10 | -50% | $175,500 | $120,000 | 46.3% |
| Oak Lawn | 79 | 73 | 8.2% | $175,000 | $151,000 | 15.9% |
| Melrose Park | 25 | 23 | 8.7% | $171,000 | $173,500 | -1.4% |
| Hanover Park | 23 | 25 | -8% | $169,000 | $190,000 | -11.1% |
| Berkeley | 4 | 8 | -50% | $167,500 | $160,000 | 4.7% |
| Evergreen Park | 28 | 23 | 21.7% | $167,500 | $186,000 | -9.9% |
| Burbank | 28 | 29 | -3.4% | $166,500 | $165,000 | 0.9% |
| Bridgeview | 13 | 11 | 18.2% | $166,000 | $165,000 | 0.6% |
| Elgin | 23 | 33 | -30.3% | $166,000 | $175,000 | -5.1% |
| Oak Forest | 43 | 34 | 26.5% | $165,000 | $144,000 | 14.6% |
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