From January through June of 2019, there were 22 homes sold, with a median sale price of $128,750 - a 7.7% increase over the $119,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 32 homes sold in West Hometown in the first half of 2018.
The median sales tax in West Hometown for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $3,004, approximately 2.3% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2019.
The following table compares West Hometown to other Chicago neighborhood with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2019:
| Neighborhood | Jan. - June 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | 115 | 94 | 22.3% | $160,000 | $137,000 | 16.8% |
| East Garfield Park | 94 | 115 | -18.3% | $152,500 | $144,500 | 5.5% |
| Morgan Park | 139 | 141 | -1.4% | $145,000 | $155,000 | -6.5% |
| Lawndale | 218 | 200 | 9% | $141,500 | $120,000 | 17.9% |
| Calumet Heights | 170 | 187 | -9.1% | $135,000 | $95,500 | 41.4% |
| West Hometown | 22 | 32 | -31.3% | $128,750 | $119,500 | 7.7% |
| Oakland | 44 | 37 | 18.9% | $125,000 | $160,000 | -21.9% |
| Hegewisch | 55 | 42 | 31% | $124,000 | $125,000 | -0.8% |
| West Garfield Park | 80 | 79 | 1.3% | $119,000 | $78,000 | 52.6% |
| Gresham | 309 | 335 | -7.8% | $115,000 | $87,000 | 32.2% |
| Brainerd | 190 | 170 | 11.8% | $112,000 | $85,000 | 31.8% |
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