In October 2017, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $245,000 - a 3.2% decrease over the $253,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in Countryside in October 2016.
The median sales tax in Countryside for 2017 was $4,188. In 2016, the median sales tax was $4,055. 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 1.7%.
The following table compares Countryside 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield | 19 | 24 | -20.8% | $254,000 | $228,500 | 11.2% |
| Mount Prospect | 68 | 62 | 9.7% | $253,250 | $276,000 | -8.2% |
| North Riverside | 15 | 6 | 150% | $251,500 | $183,250 | 37.2% |
| Elmwood Park | 26 | 42 | -38.1% | $248,250 | $175,250 | 41.7% |
| Hoffman Estates | 66 | 73 | -9.6% | $247,500 | $240,000 | 3.1% |
| Countryside | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $245,000 | $253,000 | -3.2% |
| Westchester | 37 | 37 | 0% | $237,000 | $210,000 | 12.9% |
| Forest View | 1 | 2 | -50% | $235,000 | $123,750 | 89.9% |
| Orland Park | 107 | 108 | -0.9% | $235,000 | $245,000 | -4.1% |
| Elk Grove Village | 37 | 56 | -33.9% | $232,500 | $243,000 | -4.3% |
| Mission Hills Estates | 3 | 2 | 50% | $225,000 | $278,000 | -19.1% |
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