From January through December of 2020, there were 148 homes sold, with a median sale price of $226,000 - a 5.2% decrease over the $238,500 median sale price for the previous year. There were 268 homes sold in Forest Park in 2019.
The median sales tax in Forest Park for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $5,569, approximately 2.5% of the median home sale price for 2020.
The following table compares Forest Park to other Cook County cities with similar median sale prices in 2020:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Park | 8 | 13 | -38.5% | $237,500 | $170,000 | 39.7% |
| Mission Hills Estates | 16 | 18 | -11.1% | $237,500 | $281,250 | -15.6% |
| Burbank | 168 | 333 | -49.5% | $230,000 | $200,000 | 15% |
| Des Plaines | 603 | 1,120 | -46.2% | $228,000 | $236,000 | -3.4% |
| Indian Head Park | 61 | 98 | -37.8% | $228,000 | $240,000 | -5% |
| Forest Park | 148 | 268 | -44.8% | $226,000 | $238,500 | -5.2% |
| Buffalo Grove | 167 | 299 | -44.1% | $223,000 | $212,000 | 5.2% |
| Hickory Hills | 111 | 168 | -33.9% | $220,000 | $215,000 | 2.3% |
| Orland Hills | 59 | 79 | -25.3% | $220,000 | $206,000 | 6.8% |
| Hanover Park | 155 | 304 | -49% | $220,000 | $166,000 | 32.5% |
| Melrose Park | 111 | 221 | -49.8% | $218,000 | $215,000 | 1.4% |
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