From January through June of 2019, there were nine homes sold, with a median sale price of $21,500 - a 27.1% decrease over the $29,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 14 homes sold in East Chicago Heights in the first half of 2018.
The median sales tax in East Chicago Heights for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,836, approximately 8.5% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2019.
The following table compares East Chicago Heights 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Grand Crossing | 226 | 249 | -9.2% | $85,000 | $71,000 | 19.7% |
| Back of the Yards | 116 | 116 | 0% | $73,500 | $72,750 | 1% |
| Burnside | 128 | 129 | -0.8% | $73,250 | $70,500 | 3.9% |
| Roseland/Pullman | 287 | 310 | -7.4% | $68,000 | $60,250 | 12.9% |
| South Chicago | 151 | 156 | -3.2% | $63,000 | $85,000 | -25.9% |
| South Deering | 72 | 77 | -6.5% | $56,000 | $47,000 | 19.1% |
| West Pullman | 201 | 211 | -4.7% | $55,000 | $51,000 | 7.8% |
| West Englewood | 151 | 143 | 5.6% | $46,000 | $49,500 | -7.1% |
| Englewood | 218 | 244 | -10.7% | $45,000 | $42,000 | 7.1% |
| Riverdale/Altgeld Gardens | 9 | 2 | 350% | $35,000 | $46,750 | -25.1% |
| East Chicago Heights | 9 | 14 | -35.7% | $21,500 | $29,500 | -27.1% |
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