In January 2017, there were 32 homes sold, with a median sale price of $196,500 - a 24.4% increase over the $158,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 14 homes sold in Buffalo Grove in January 2016.
The median sales tax in Buffalo Grove for 2017 was $5,431. In 2016, the median sales tax was $5,499. 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 2.8%.
The following table compares Buffalo Grove to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2017:
| City | Jan. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Hills Estates | 3 | 3 | 0% | $209,000 | $300,000 | -30.3% |
| Roselle | 2 | 12 | -83.3% | $206,250 | $161,750 | 27.5% |
| Orland Park | 67 | 65 | 3.1% | $200,000 | $208,000 | -3.8% |
| Des Plaines | 90 | 86 | 4.7% | $200,000 | $177,000 | 13% |
| North Riverside | 4 | 8 | -50% | $196,750 | $197,000 | -0.1% |
| Buffalo Grove | 32 | 14 | 128.6% | $196,500 | $158,000 | 24.4% |
| Elmwood Park | 21 | 22 | -4.5% | $193,500 | $227,500 | -14.9% |
| Flossmoor | 23 | 13 | 76.9% | $190,000 | $150,500 | 26.2% |
| Berwyn | 60 | 51 | 17.6% | $189,500 | $165,000 | 14.8% |
| Countryside | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $186,000 | $345,000 | -46.1% |
| Hickory Hills | 19 | 13 | 46.2% | $185,000 | $179,000 | 3.4% |
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