The median sale price of a home sold in April in River Forest rose by $72,000 while total sales decreased by 92.3 percent, according to BlockShopper.com.
In April, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $672,000 - a 12 percent increase over the $600,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 39 homes sold in River Forest in April 2021.
The median sales tax in River Forest for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $13,460, approximately two percent of the median home sale price for April.
The following table compares River Forest to other Cook County cities with similar median sale prices in April:
| City | April 2022 Home Sales | April 2021 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | April 2022 Median Sales Price | April 2021 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glencoe | 3 | 24 | -87.5 | $1,400,000 | $909,500 | 53.9 |
| Wilmette | 4 | 69 | -94.2 | $1,142,500 | $704,000 | 62.3 |
| Winnetka | 2 | 39 | -94.9 | $1,016,250 | $860,000 | 18.2 |
| Lincolnwood | 1 | 19 | -94.7 | $882,500 | $370,000 | 138.5 |
| La Grange | 6 | 47 | -87.2 | $763,500 | $498,000 | 53.3 |
| River Forest | 3 | 39 | -92.3 | $672,000 | $600,000 | 12 |
| Northbrook | 7 | 88 | -92 | $630,000 | $451,250 | 39.6 |
| Western Springs | 4 | 33 | -87.9 | $626,000 | $625,000 | 0.2 |
| Glenview | 11 | 128 | -91.4 | $601,000 | $474,000 | 26.8 |
| Barrington | 1 | 31 | -96.8 | $600,000 | $523,500 | 14.6 |
| Inverness | 5 | 19 | -73.7 | $597,000 | $680,000 | -12.2 |
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