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Cook Street/ Wheeler Avenue home prices rise in December 2017

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The median sale price of a home sold in December 2017 in Cook Street/ Wheeler Avenue, a Springfield neighborhood, rose by $27,325 while total sales decreased by 33.3%, according to BlockShopper.com.

In December 2017, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $34,825 - a 364.3% increase over the $7,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Cook Street/ Wheeler Avenue in December 2016.

The median sales tax in Cook Street/ Wheeler Avenue for 2017 was $557. In 2016, the median sales tax was $546. This marks an increase of 2%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.6%.

The following table compares Cook Street/ Wheeler Avenue to other Springfield neighborhood with similar median sales prices in December 2017:

NeighborhoodDec. 2017 Home SalesDec. 2016 Home Sales% change (Total Home Sales)Dec. 2017 Median Sales PriceDec. 2016 Median Sales Price% change (Median Sales Price)
Route 97/ Walnut Street21100%$54,750$3,0001725%
Route 4/ Route 97770%$54,000$95,000-43.2%
Stanford Avenue/ Fox Bridge Road6450%$51,729$40,50027.7%
Grandview42100%$51,250$43,25018.5%
Route 97/ 9th Street20-$43,250$0-
College Street/ Lawrence Avenue36-50%$35,000$68,000-48.5%
Cook Street/ Wheeler Avenue23-33.3%$34,825$7,500364.3%
16th Street/ Ash Street9650%$30,000$14,500106.9%
Ash Street/ Wirt Avenue58-37.5%$30,000$19,10057.1%
Cook Street/ 11th Street21100%$21,250$4,000431.3%
Clear Lake Avenue/ 16th Street220%$10,450$19,500-46.4%

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