In January 2019, there were 16 homes sold, with a median sale price of $230,000 - a 36.1% increase over the $169,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 20 homes sold in Melrose Park in January 2018.
The median sales tax in Melrose Park for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $4,858, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for January 2019.
The following table compares Melrose Park to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2019:
City | Jan. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
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Buffalo Grove | 22 | 14 | 57.1% | $242,500 | $152,500 | 59% |
Palatine | 60 | 81 | -25.9% | $240,250 | $228,000 | 5.4% |
La Grange Park | 13 | 19 | -31.6% | $235,000 | $360,000 | -34.7% |
Hoffman Estates | 33 | 57 | -42.1% | $232,500 | $220,000 | 5.7% |
Elk Grove Village | 29 | 103 | -71.8% | $232,000 | $190,000 | 22.1% |
Melrose Park | 16 | 20 | -20% | $230,000 | $169,000 | 36.1% |
Roselle | 3 | 6 | -50% | $224,000 | $174,750 | 28.2% |
Westchester | 17 | 22 | -22.7% | $223,500 | $225,000 | -0.7% |
Bartlett | 12 | 18 | -33.3% | $223,500 | $183,000 | 22.1% |
Forest View | 2 | 1 | 100% | $222,500 | $90,000 | 147.2% |
Stickney | 7 | 8 | -12.5% | $217,000 | $143,250 | 51.5% |