In February 2017, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $219,000 - a 44.6% increase over the $151,450 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in Independence in February 2016.
The median sales tax in Independence for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $4,557, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for February 2017.
The following table compares Independence to other Cuyahoga County cities with similar median sales prices in February 2017:
| City | Feb. 2017 Home Sales | Feb. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2017 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Heights | 4 | 4 | 0% | $330,450 | $235,500 | 40.3% |
| Orange | 2 | 2 | 0% | $317,500 | $180,500 | 75.9% |
| Beachwood | 7 | 5 | 40% | $275,000 | $375,000 | -26.7% |
| Bay Village | 7 | 15 | -53.3% | $232,500 | $200,000 | 16.3% |
| Solon | 13 | 19 | -31.6% | $225,000 | $235,000 | -4.3% |
| Independence | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $219,000 | $151,450 | 44.6% |
| Westlake | 17 | 16 | 6.3% | $176,000 | $148,000 | 18.9% |
| Walton Hills | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $175,250 | $160,500 | 9.2% |
| Strongsville | 15 | 27 | -44.4% | $171,500 | $168,000 | 2.1% |
| Rocky River | 12 | 19 | -36.8% | $171,250 | $205,000 | -16.5% |
| Mayfield Heights | 8 | 13 | -38.5% | $155,000 | $128,500 | 20.6% |
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