In October 2018, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $493,750 - a 11.8% decrease over the $560,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 15 homes sold in River Forest in October 2017.
The median sales tax in River Forest for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $13,181, approximately 2.7% of the median home sale price for October 2018.
The following table compares River Forest to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2018:
| City | Oct. 2018 Home Sales | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2018 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glencoe | 3 | 11 | -72.7% | $781,000 | $900,000 | -13.2% |
| South Barrington | 3 | 10 | -70% | $717,500 | $720,000 | -0.3% |
| Wilmette | 11 | 31 | -64.5% | $716,000 | $579,000 | 23.7% |
| Burr Ridge | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | $516,000 | $588,000 | -12.2% |
| La Grange | 10 | 23 | -56.5% | $515,500 | $430,000 | 19.9% |
| River Forest | 4 | 15 | -73.3% | $493,750 | $560,000 | -11.8% |
| Inverness | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $485,000 | $460,000 | 5.4% |
| North Riverside | 3 | 15 | -80% | $440,000 | $251,500 | 75% |
| Barrington | 3 | 17 | -82.4% | $439,000 | $360,000 | 21.9% |
| Northbrook | 21 | 73 | -71.2% | $437,500 | $415,000 | 5.4% |
| Northfield | 7 | 10 | -30% | $415,000 | $667,500 | -37.8% |
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