In October 2017, there were 13 homes sold, with a median sale price of $300,000 - a 13.2% increase over the $265,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 14 homes sold in Palos Park in October 2016.
The median sales tax in Palos Park for 2017 was $7,178. In 2016, the median sales tax was $6,949. This marks an increase of 3.3%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.4%.
The following table compares Palos Park to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2017:
| City | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evanston | 78 | 78 | 0% | $352,750 | $319,750 | 10.3% |
| Hinsdale | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $320,000 | $625,000 | -48.8% |
| Lemont | 23 | 36 | -36.1% | $319,500 | $308,750 | 3.5% |
| Skokie | 70 | 76 | -7.9% | $311,500 | $269,000 | 15.8% |
| Morton Grove | 30 | 40 | -25% | $311,500 | $280,000 | 11.3% |
| Palos Park | 13 | 14 | -7.1% | $300,000 | $265,000 | 13.2% |
| Northbrook West | 3 | 0 | - | $300,000 | $0 | - |
| Palos Heights | 29 | 29 | 0% | $285,000 | $243,000 | 17.3% |
| Norridge | 18 | 26 | -30.8% | $285,000 | $276,750 | 3% |
| Oak Park | 77 | 72 | 6.9% | $281,500 | $277,500 | 1.4% |
| Harwood Heights | 9 | 12 | -25% | $279,000 | $275,500 | 1.3% |
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