From April through June of 2017, there were 15 homes sold, with a median sale price of $85,500 - a 35.5% decrease over the $132,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 13 homes sold in Steger in the second quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Steger for 2017 was $1,662.83. In 2016, the median sales tax was $1,668.10. This marks an decrease of 0.3%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.9%.
The following table compares Steger to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in the second quarter of 2017:
| City | Apr. - June 2017 Home Sales | Apr. - June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | Apr. - June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hometown | 25 | 15 | 66.7% | $102,500 | $115,000 | -10.9% |
| Worth | 32 | 34 | -5.9% | $102,000 | $116,500 | -12.4% |
| South Holland | 108 | 92 | 17.4% | $99,000 | $86,000 | 15.1% |
| Country Club Hills | 78 | 65 | 20% | $95,500 | $110,000 | -13.2% |
| Crestwood | 63 | 52 | 21.2% | $90,000 | $100,000 | -10% |
| Steger | 15 | 13 | 15.4% | $85,500 | $132,500 | -35.5% |
| Richton Park | 52 | 43 | 20.9% | $85,250 | $80,500 | 5.9% |
| Thornton | 7 | 13 | -46.2% | $85,000 | $80,000 | 6.3% |
| Lansing | 171 | 151 | 13.2% | $85,000 | $95,000 | -10.5% |
| East Hazel Crest | 7 | 1 | 600% | $84,000 | $115,000 | -27% |
| Hazel Crest | 71 | 53 | 34% | $77,000 | $54,000 | 42.6% |
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