From July through December of 2020, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $237,500 - a 28% decrease over the $330,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Forest River in the second half of 2019.
The median sales tax in Forest River for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $6,245, approximately 2.6% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2020.
The following table compares Forest River to other Cook County cities with similar median sale prices in the second half of 2020:
| City | July - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westchester | 123 | 188 | -34.6% | $255,000 | $250,000 | 2% |
| Berwyn | 129 | 349 | -63% | $250,000 | $234,000 | 6.8% |
| Elk Grove Village | 134 | 278 | -51.8% | $245,000 | $239,000 | 2.5% |
| Bartlett | 92 | 144 | -36.1% | $239,000 | $235,750 | 1.4% |
| Bedford Park | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $237,500 | $198,500 | 19.6% |
| Forest River | 2 | 7 | -71.4% | $237,500 | $330,000 | -28% |
| Deercrest Estates | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $236,250 | $340,000 | -30.5% |
| Des Plaines | 285 | 602 | -52.7% | $235,500 | $247,500 | -4.8% |
| Wheeling | 106 | 310 | -65.8% | $232,000 | $173,500 | 33.7% |
| Burbank | 85 | 171 | -50.3% | $232,000 | $199,000 | 16.6% |
| Hillside | 16 | 61 | -73.8% | $228,500 | $193,000 | 18.4% |
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