In April 2021, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $222,500 - a 22.6% increase over the $181,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Independence in April 2020.
The median sales tax in Independence for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $4,487, approximately 2% of the median home sale price for April 2021.
The following table compares Independence to other Cuyahoga County cities with similar median sale prices in April 2021:
| City | Apr. 2021 Home Sales | Apr. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2021 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaker Heights | 55 | 53 | 3.8% | $240,000 | $210,000 | 14.3% |
| Lakewood | 84 | 79 | 6.3% | $239,000 | $189,999 | 25.8% |
| Olmsted Township | 9 | 12 | -25% | $235,000 | $241,000 | -2.5% |
| Fairview Park | 20 | 16 | 25% | $230,000 | $171,000 | 34.5% |
| University Heights | 28 | 33 | -15.2% | $223,500 | $165,000 | 35.5% |
| Independence | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $222,500 | $181,500 | 22.6% |
| Walton Hills | 4 | 0 | - | $212,000 | $0 | - |
| Broadview Heights | 26 | 18 | 44.4% | $210,000 | $277,500 | -24.3% |
| Seven Hills | 20 | 21 | -4.8% | $200,200 | $215,000 | -6.9% |
| Middleburg Heights | 17 | 22 | -22.7% | $192,000 | $133,950 | 43.3% |
| North Olmsted | 49 | 39 | 25.6% | $190,000 | $177,400 | 7.1% |
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