In March 2020, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $351,000 - a 54.3% increase over the $227,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in Independence in March 2019.
The median sales tax in Independence for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $4,557, approximately 1.3% of the median home sale price for March 2020.
The following table compares Independence to other Cuyahoga County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2020:
| City | Mar. 2020 Home Sales | Mar. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2020 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreland Hills | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $952,500 | $660,000 | 44.3% |
| Gates Mills | 1 | 4 | -75% | $800,000 | $411,250 | 94.5% |
| Pepper Pike | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $385,000 | $448,750 | -14.2% |
| Chagrin Falls | 6 | 9 | -33.3% | $360,000 | $332,500 | 8.3% |
| Bratenahl | 6 | 2 | 200% | $357,500 | $179,500 | 99.2% |
| Independence | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $351,000 | $227,500 | 54.3% |
| Beachwood | 11 | 14 | -21.4% | $350,000 | $330,000 | 6.1% |
| Solon | 18 | 27 | -33.3% | $305,000 | $275,000 | 10.9% |
| Broadview Heights | 17 | 19 | -10.5% | $296,000 | $199,900 | 48.1% |
| Bay Village | 21 | 27 | -22.2% | $295,000 | $245,000 | 20.4% |
| Orange | 5 | 5 | 0% | $295,000 | $240,000 | 22.9% |
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