From January through June of 2018, there were 46 homes sold, with a median sale price of $224,950 - a 12.5% increase over the $199,999 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 33 homes sold in Independence in the first half of 2017.
The median sales tax in Independence for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $4,557, approximately 2% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2018.
The following table compares Independence to other Cuyahoga County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2018:
| City | Jan. - June 2018 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beachwood | 80 | 59 | 35.6% | $273,000 | $246,500 | 10.8% |
| Highland Heights | 50 | 47 | 6.4% | $245,250 | $254,200 | -3.5% |
| Westlake | 268 | 179 | 49.7% | $235,300 | $210,000 | 12% |
| Bay Village | 150 | 119 | 26.1% | $231,250 | $212,000 | 9.1% |
| Rocky River | 163 | 134 | 21.6% | $225,000 | $220,000 | 2.3% |
| Independence | 46 | 33 | 39.4% | $224,950 | $199,999 | 12.5% |
| Brecksville | 121 | 87 | 39.1% | $224,500 | $240,000 | -6.5% |
| Broadview Heights | 142 | 91 | 56% | $210,500 | $219,000 | -3.9% |
| Strongsville | 349 | 245 | 42.4% | $200,000 | $186,500 | 7.2% |
| Woodmere | 3 | 0 | - | $196,400 | $0 | - |
| Olmsted Township | 71 | 61 | 16.4% | $189,000 | $180,000 | 5% |
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