In September 2017, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $83,000 - a 0.6% decrease over the $83,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Thornton in September 2016.
The median sales tax in Thornton for 2017 was $3,400. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,388. This marks an increase of 0.3%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 4.1%.
The following table compares Thornton to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in September 2017:
| City | Sept. 2017 Home Sales | Sept. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calumet Park | 12 | 10 | 20% | $104,500 | $43,000 | 143% |
| Chicago Ridge | 15 | 15 | 0% | $103,000 | $120,000 | -14.2% |
| Crestwood | 18 | 19 | -5.3% | $98,500 | $140,500 | -29.9% |
| Country Club Hills | 17 | 20 | -15% | $96,000 | $85,000 | 12.9% |
| Chicago Heights | 37 | 30 | 23.3% | $90,000 | $65,500 | 37.4% |
| Thornton | 5 | 4 | 25% | $83,000 | $83,500 | -0.6% |
| Lynwood | 15 | 13 | 15.4% | $81,000 | $101,000 | -19.8% |
| Hazel Crest | 14 | 24 | -41.7% | $76,500 | $80,000 | -4.4% |
| East Hazel Crest | 2 | 1 | 100% | $74,500 | $91,500 | -18.6% |
| Dolton | 38 | 33 | 15.2% | $71,500 | $44,500 | 60.7% |
| Richton Park | 25 | 18 | 38.9% | $60,000 | $62,250 | -3.6% |
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