From July through December of 2018, there were 243 homes sold, with a median sale price of $229,000 - a 9.1% increase over the $209,950 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 224 homes sold in Rocky River in the second half of 2017.
The median sales tax in Rocky River for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $5,623, approximately 2.5% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2018.
The following table compares Rocky River to other Cuyahoga County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2018:
| City | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Village | 158 | 180 | -12.2% | $253,899.50 | $229,625 | 10.6% |
| Highland Heights | 61 | 75 | -18.7% | $237,500 | $260,000 | -8.7% |
| Brecksville | 118 | 141 | -16.3% | $236,950 | $220,000 | 7.7% |
| Broadview Heights | 167 | 154 | 8.4% | $235,000 | $208,971 | 12.5% |
| Independence | 49 | 44 | 11.4% | $235,000 | $201,250 | 16.8% |
| Rocky River | 243 | 224 | 8.5% | $229,000 | $209,950 | 9.1% |
| Bratenahl | 24 | 36 | -33.3% | $226,050 | $262,500 | -13.9% |
| Chagrin Falls | 51 | 57 | -10.5% | $225,000 | $275,000 | -18.2% |
| Westlake | 305 | 299 | 2% | $217,000 | $199,000 | 9% |
| Olmsted Township | 75 | 79 | -5.1% | $215,000 | $209,900 | 2.4% |
| Mayfield | 20 | 27 | -25.9% | $212,450 | $232,000 | -8.4% |
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