In October 2017, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $110,000 - a 22.2% increase over the $90,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in West Hometown in October 2016.
The median sales tax in West Hometown for 2017 was $3,017. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,055. This marks an decrease of 1.2%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.7%.
The following table compares West Hometown to other Chicago neighborhood with similar median sales prices in October 2017:
| Neighborhood | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Shore | 32 | 38 | -15.8% | $125,500 | $83,500 | 50.3% |
| Hegewisch | 9 | 5 | 80% | $125,000 | $94,000 | 33% |
| Woodlawn | 22 | 16 | 37.5% | $123,000 | $142,750 | -13.8% |
| East Garfield Park | 17 | 22 | -22.7% | $120,000 | $74,000 | 62.2% |
| West Garfield Park | 12 | 10 | 20% | $117,000 | $64,250 | 82.1% |
| West Hometown | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $110,000 | $90,000 | 22.2% |
| Burnside | 20 | 15 | 33.3% | $109,000 | $55,000 | 98.2% |
| Gresham | 50 | 47 | 6.4% | $104,250 | $77,000 | 35.4% |
| Marquette Park | 32 | 16 | 100% | $100,000 | $135,000 | -25.9% |
| Austin | 69 | 44 | 56.8% | $93,000 | $63,250 | 47% |
| Canaryville/Fuller Park | 10 | 7 | 42.9% | $90,000 | $175,000 | -48.6% |
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