In January 2019, there were 45 homes sold, with a median sale price of $260,000 - a 28.3% decrease over the $362,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 72 homes sold in Evanston in January 2018.
The median sales tax in Evanston for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $7,030, approximately 2.7% of the median home sale price for January 2019.
The following table compares Evanston to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2019:
| City | Jan. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Heights | 66 | 94 | -29.8% | $284,750 | $275,000 | 3.5% |
| Harwood Heights | 9 | 13 | -30.8% | $282,500 | $300,000 | -5.8% |
| Brookfield | 20 | 15 | 33.3% | $277,500 | $235,000 | 18.1% |
| Norridge | 7 | 16 | -56.3% | $270,000 | $271,000 | -0.4% |
| Niles | 20 | 30 | -33.3% | $263,250 | $252,500 | 4.3% |
| Evanston | 45 | 72 | -37.5% | $260,000 | $362,500 | -28.3% |
| Mount Prospect | 49 | 45 | 8.9% | $260,000 | $270,000 | -3.7% |
| North Riverside | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $259,000 | $220,000 | 17.7% |
| Morton Grove | 18 | 27 | -33.3% | $254,250 | $268,500 | -5.3% |
| Elmwood Park | 23 | 40 | -42.5% | $253,000 | $217,500 | 16.3% |
| Palos Heights | 17 | 17 | 0% | $252,000 | $230,000 | 9.6% |
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