From January through March of 2017, there were 17 homes sold, with a median sale price of $50,000 - a 47.4% decrease over the $95,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 13 homes sold in Steger in the first quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Steger for 2017 was $2,948.76. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,107.10. This marks an decrease of 5.1%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 5.9%.
The following table compares Steger to other Will County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2017:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockdale | 7 | 2 | 250% | $111,650 | $91,000 | 22.7% |
| Preston Heights | 9 | 3 | 200% | $110,000 | $40,000 | 175% |
| Wolf Creek Island | 2 | 2 | 0% | $101,500 | $102,250 | -0.7% |
| Ridgewood | 4 | 2 | 100% | $84,000 | $112,500 | -25.3% |
| Ingalls Park | 10 | 7 | 42.9% | $77,269.50 | $46,000 | 68% |
| University Park | 20 | 28 | -28.6% | $62,217 | $96,800 | -35.7% |
| Custer Park | 3 | 3 | 0% | $59,000 | $185,000 | -68.1% |
| Steger | 17 | 13 | 30.8% | $50,000 | $95,000 | -47.4% |
| Lakewood Shores | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $45,500 | $40,000 | 13.8% |
| Park Forest | 15 | 10 | 50% | $39,000 | $52,300 | -25.4% |
| Fairmont | 8 | 6 | 33.3% | $33,500 | $37,950 | -11.7% |
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