From October through December of 2017, there were 140 homes sold, with a median sale price of $189,500 - a 16.8% decrease over the $227,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 112 homes sold in Westlake in the fourth quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Westlake for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $5,148, approximately 2.7% of the median home sale price for the fourth quarter of 2017.
The following table compares Westlake to other Cuyahoga County cities with similar median sales prices in the fourth quarter of 2017:
| City | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brecksville | 67 | 52 | 28.8% | $225,000 | $220,000 | 2.3% |
| Valley View | 5 | 1 | 400% | $225,000 | $100,000 | 125% |
| Highland Heights | 33 | 29 | 13.8% | $215,000 | $283,500 | -24.2% |
| Broadview Heights | 72 | 83 | -13.3% | $208,971 | $191,000 | 9.4% |
| Rocky River | 99 | 106 | -6.6% | $206,000 | $217,825 | -5.4% |
| Westlake | 140 | 112 | 25% | $189,500 | $227,750 | -16.8% |
| Glenwillow | 3 | 0 | - | $189,000 | $0 | - |
| Olmsted Township | 34 | 25 | 36% | $186,450 | $162,500 | 14.7% |
| Independence | 21 | 26 | -19.2% | $183,800 | $201,000 | -8.6% |
| Strongsville | 185 | 184 | 0.5% | $181,500 | $170,500 | 6.5% |
| Shaker Heights | 134 | 99 | 35.4% | $168,950 | $154,700 | 9.2% |
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