In March 2017, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $225,500 - a 35.6% increase over the $166,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 10 homes sold in Olympia Fields in March 2016.
The median sales tax in Olympia Fields for 2017 was $8,061. In 2016, the median sales tax was $7,565. This marks an increase of 6.6%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 3.6%.
The following table compares Olympia Fields to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2017:
| City | Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffman Estates | 57 | 55 | 3.6% | $238,000 | $225,000 | 5.8% |
| Countryside | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $237,500 | $150,000 | 58.3% |
| Brookfield | 28 | 19 | 47.4% | $237,500 | $227,000 | 4.6% |
| Elk Grove Village | 36 | 37 | -2.7% | $227,500 | $193,000 | 17.9% |
| North Riverside | 13 | 10 | 30% | $226,500 | $217,500 | 4.1% |
| Olympia Fields | 7 | 10 | -30% | $225,500 | $166,250 | 35.6% |
| Hickory Hills | 10 | 13 | -23.1% | $222,500 | $193,500 | 15% |
| River Grove | 14 | 10 | 40% | $212,000 | $130,250 | 62.8% |
| Orland Hills | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $210,000 | $223,750 | -6.1% |
| Willow Springs | 9 | 2 | 350% | $210,000 | $205,000 | 2.4% |
| Buffalo Grove | 22 | 22 | 0% | $208,000 | $207,750 | 0.1% |
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