From January through March of 2017, there were 34 homes sold, with a median sale price of $25,500 - a 8.9% decrease over the $28,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 45 homes sold in Harvey in the first quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Harvey for 2017 was $2,419.38. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,522.60. This marks an decrease of 4.1%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 9.5%.
The following table compares Harvey to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2017:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calumet City | 134 | 108 | 24.1% | $58,000 | $44,250 | 31.1% |
| Markham | 44 | 35 | 25.7% | $55,250 | $40,000 | 38.1% |
| Dixmoor | 4 | 5 | -20% | $42,750 | $25,000 | 71% |
| Robbins | 7 | 10 | -30% | $42,500 | $25,250 | 68.3% |
| Dolton | 96 | 61 | 57.4% | $42,250 | $36,000 | 17.4% |
| Park Forest | 61 | 73 | -16.4% | $40,000 | $33,000 | 21.2% |
| East Hazel Crest | 2 | 7 | -71.4% | $38,250 | $60,000 | -36.3% |
| Riverdale | 20 | 24 | -16.7% | $37,250 | $28,750 | 29.6% |
| Sauk Village | 55 | 36 | 52.8% | $33,000 | $30,750 | 7.3% |
| Harvey | 34 | 45 | -24.4% | $25,500 | $28,000 | -8.9% |
| Ford Heights | 1 | 2 | -50% | $2,500 | $15,000 | -83.3% |
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