In March 2017, there were 30 homes sold, with a median sale price of $281,250 - a 12.5% increase over the $250,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 29 homes sold in Morton Grove in March 2016.
The median sales tax in Morton Grove for 2017 was $6,406. In 2016, the median sales tax was $6,383. This marks an increase of 0.4%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.3%.
The following table compares Morton Grove to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2017:
| City | Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palos Park | 15 | 12 | 25% | $300,000 | $269,500 | 11.3% |
| Niles | 35 | 30 | 16.7% | $287,500 | $273,750 | 5% |
| Arlington Heights | 114 | 71 | 60.6% | $285,500 | $283,000 | 0.9% |
| Mount Prospect | 56 | 63 | -11.1% | $285,000 | $270,000 | 5.6% |
| La Grange Highlands | 6 | 4 | 50% | $285,000 | $225,000 | 26.7% |
| Morton Grove | 30 | 29 | 3.4% | $281,250 | $250,000 | 12.5% |
| Skokie | 67 | 51 | 31.4% | $280,000 | $270,000 | 3.7% |
| Lemont | 24 | 18 | 33.3% | $275,250 | $293,250 | -6.1% |
| Palos Heights | 17 | 18 | -5.6% | $275,000 | $222,500 | 23.6% |
| Evanston | 79 | 55 | 43.6% | $275,000 | $250,000 | 10% |
| Riverside | 15 | 7 | 114.3% | $262,500 | $425,000 | -38.2% |
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