In June 2017, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $80,000 - a 119.2% increase over the $36,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in South Chicago Heights in June 2016.
The median sales tax in South Chicago Heights for 2017 was $2,686. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,596. This marks an increase of 3.5%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 3.4%.
The following table compares South Chicago Heights to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in June 2017:
| City | June 2017 Home Sales | June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | June 2017 Median Sales Price | June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Club Hills | 21 | 21 | 0% | $95,000 | $110,000 | -13.6% |
| Countryside | 4 | 8 | -50% | $94,500 | $144,000 | -34.4% |
| Chicago Ridge | 20 | 18 | 11.1% | $90,500 | $127,750 | -29.2% |
| Lansing | 64 | 51 | 25.5% | $86,750 | $90,000 | -3.6% |
| East Hazel Crest | 3 | 1 | 200% | $84,000 | $115,000 | -27% |
| South Chicago Heights | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $80,000 | $36,500 | 119.2% |
| Calumet City | 50 | 58 | -13.8% | $77,750 | $65,250 | 19.2% |
| Chicago Heights | 24 | 30 | -20% | $75,000 | $56,000 | 33.9% |
| Glenwood | 14 | 16 | -12.5% | $70,500 | $106,500 | -33.8% |
| Posen | 8 | 6 | 33.3% | $67,500 | $94,000 | -28.2% |
| Calumet Park | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $67,000 | $75,000 | -10.7% |
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