IL-CHC-001-WA-VIZ-04 — Transfer Tax Chicago vs Suburbs

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Asset ID:         IL-CHC-001-WA-VIZ-04
Asset Type:       Type 5 (Data Visualization)
Template:         VIZ-T2 (Comparison Table)
Exemplar:         IL-CHC-001
Target Keyword:   Chicago transfer tax buyer closing cost Cook County
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Alt Text: Chicago buyer transfer tax of $2,250 on $300K home is 8x typical Cook County suburb

Source Attribution: Civic Federation (Tier 2); Illinois Department of Revenue (Tier 1); North Shore Barrington Association of REALTORS (Tier 2)

Data:

Chicago: $3,600 total ($2,250 buyer / $1,350 seller)
Typical Suburb (no muni tax): $450 total ($0 buyer / $450 seller)
Evanston: $2,100 total ($0 buyer / $2,100 seller)
Oak Park: $1,350 total ($0 buyer / $1,350 seller)
Chicago buyer's $2,250 = 45% of FHA 3.5% minimum down payment on $300K

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Chicago buyer transfer tax of $2,250 on $300K home is 8x typical Cook County suburb

Source Attribution: Civic Federation (Tier 2); Illinois Department of Revenue (Tier 1); North Shore Barrington Association of REALTORS (Tier 2)

Data:

Chicago: $3,600 total ($2,250 buyer / $1,350 seller)
Typical Suburb (no muni tax): $450 total ($0 buyer / $450 seller)
Evanston: $2,100 total ($0 buyer / $2,100 seller)
Oak Park: $1,350 total ($0 buyer / $1,350 seller)
Chicago buyer's $2,250 = 45% of FHA 3.5% minimum down payment on $300K