From October through December of 2017, there were 11 homes sold, with a median sale price of $14,500 - a 38.1% increase over the $10,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 12 homes sold in Cook Street/ Wheeler Avenue in the fourth quarter of 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 3.8%.
The following table compares Cook Street/ Wheeler Avenue to other Springfield neighborhood with similar median sales prices in the fourth quarter of 2017:
| Neighborhood | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Street/ Lawrence Avenue | 13 | 14 | -7.1% | $46,000 | $53,000 | -13.2% |
| Route 97/ 9th Street | 2 | 2 | 0% | $43,250 | $78,750 | -45.1% |
| 4th Street/ Cook Street | 15 | 4 | 275% | $43,000 | $83,000 | -48.2% |
| Grandview | 7 | 13 | -46.2% | $40,000 | $50,000 | -20% |
| 16th Street/ Ash Street | 13 | 17 | -23.5% | $35,000 | $14,600 | 139.7% |
| Arlington Heights | 17 | 10 | 70% | $34,000 | $61,250 | -44.5% |
| Ash Street/ Wirt Avenue | 17 | 12 | 41.7% | $25,500 | $19,100 | 33.5% |
| Clear Lake Avenue/ 16th Street | 7 | 4 | 75% | $20,000 | $19,500 | 2.6% |
| Edwards Street/ 11th Street | 3 | 3 | 0% | $19,839 | $116,500 | -83% |
| Cook Street/ 11th Street | 8 | 1 | 700% | $15,750 | $4,000 | 293.8% |
| Cook Street/ Wheeler Avenue | 11 | 12 | -8.3% | $14,500 | $10,500 | 38.1% |
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