From July through September of 2018, there were 302 homes sold, with a median sale price of $340,000 - a 1.6% decrease over the $345,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 340 homes sold in Evanston in the third quarter of 2017.
The median sales tax in Evanston for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $7,030.40, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2018.
The following table compares Evanston 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Park | 259 | 318 | -18.6% | $352,000 | $321,500 | 9.5% |
| Forest River | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $350,000 | $391,000 | -10.5% |
| Lincolnwood | 51 | 53 | -3.8% | $347,000 | $347,000 | 0% |
| Mission Hills Estates | 8 | 8 | 0% | $345,000 | $336,000 | 2.7% |
| Palos Park | 48 | 47 | 2.1% | $345,000 | $350,000 | -1.4% |
| Evanston | 302 | 340 | -11.2% | $340,000 | $345,500 | -1.6% |
| Lemont | 89 | 98 | -9.2% | $339,000 | $332,500 | 2% |
| Arlington Heights | 382 | 456 | -16.2% | $328,000 | $335,000 | -2.1% |
| La Grange Highlands | 12 | 17 | -29.4% | $319,750 | $334,000 | -4.3% |
| Morton Grove | 110 | 161 | -31.7% | $315,000 | $307,500 | 2.4% |
| La Grange Park | 46 | 57 | -19.3% | $312,750 | $315,000 | -0.7% |
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