From July through September of 2018, there were 125 homes sold, with a median sale price of $650,000 - a 7.9% increase over the $602,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 150 homes sold in Wilmette in the third quarter of 2017.
The median sales tax in Wilmette for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $12,133.40, approximately 1.9% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2018.
The following table compares Wilmette to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in the third quarter of 2018:
| City | July - Sept. 2018 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnetka | 78 | 88 | -11.4% | $1,037,500 | $1,053,750 | -1.5% |
| South Barrington | 15 | 20 | -25% | $810,000 | $773,500 | 4.7% |
| Kenilworth | 12 | 19 | -36.8% | $809,500 | $1,235,000 | -34.5% |
| Glencoe | 64 | 53 | 20.8% | $757,000 | $866,000 | -12.6% |
| Equestrian Woods | 1 | 0 | - | $705,000 | $0 | - |
| Wilmette | 125 | 150 | -16.7% | $650,000 | $602,500 | 7.9% |
| Western Springs | 64 | 70 | -8.6% | $590,000 | $607,500 | -2.9% |
| Northfield | 33 | 40 | -17.5% | $572,500 | $535,000 | 7% |
| Northbrook West | 2 | 1 | 100% | $562,500 | $225,000 | 150% |
| Burr Ridge | 14 | 25 | -44% | $545,000 | $485,000 | 12.4% |
| Inverness | 19 | 40 | -52.5% | $545,000 | $488,500 | 11.6% |
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