In April 2019, there were 88 homes sold, with a median sale price of $235,500 - a 7.8% increase over the $218,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 107 homes sold in Des Plaines in April 2018.
The median sales tax in Des Plaines for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $4,483, approximately 1.9% of the median home sale price for April 2019.
The following table compares Des Plaines to other Cook County cities with similar median sales prices in April 2019:
| City | Apr. 2019 Home Sales | Apr. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2019 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlett | 26 | 21 | 23.8% | $250,750 | $222,000 | 13% |
| Westchester | 29 | 31 | -6.5% | $247,000 | $238,000 | 3.8% |
| North Riverside | 10 | 8 | 25% | $245,000 | $248,500 | -1.4% |
| Stickney | 4 | 8 | -50% | $242,500 | $187,000 | 29.7% |
| Olympia Fields | 9 | 5 | 80% | $236,000 | $185,000 | 27.6% |
| Des Plaines | 88 | 107 | -17.8% | $235,500 | $218,500 | 7.8% |
| Stone Park | 4 | 2 | 100% | $233,750 | $210,750 | 10.9% |
| Hickory Hills | 22 | 19 | 15.8% | $229,500 | $225,000 | 2% |
| Forest Park | 24 | 32 | -25% | $228,250 | $246,750 | -7.5% |
| Rolling Meadows | 31 | 42 | -26.2% | $218,000 | $219,000 | -0.5% |
| Schaumburg | 113 | 106 | 6.6% | $215,000 | $187,000 | 15% |
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