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Oak Forest home prices fall in March 2017

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The median sale price of a home sold in March 2017 in Oak Forest fell by $34,000 while total sales decreased by 6.1%, according to BlockShopper.com.

In March 2017, there were 31 homes sold, with a median sale price of $130,000 - a 20.7% decrease over the $164,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 33 homes sold in Oak Forest in March 2016.

The median sales tax in Oak Forest for 2017 was $5,632. In 2016, the median sales tax was $5,252. This marks an increase of 7.2%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 4.3%.

The following table compares Oak Forest to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2017:

CityMar. 2017 Home SalesMar. 2016 Home Sales% change (Total Home Sales)Mar. 2017 Median Sales PriceMar. 2016 Median Sales Price% change (Median Sales Price)
Palos Hills23219.5%$152,000$153,000-0.7%
Oak Lawn876435.9%$150,000$150,0000%
Lynwood10825%$142,500$111,50027.8%
Justice46-33.3%$139,750$108,25029.1%
Cicero584918.4%$135,000$145,000-6.9%
Oak Forest3133-6.1%$130,000$164,000-20.7%
Bedford Park10-$130,000$0-
Homewood292045%$129,000$84,00053.6%
Alsip3014114.3%$128,000$134,500-4.8%
Broadview816-50%$127,500$128,750-1%
Northlake14955.6%$124,400$140,000-11.1%

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