In February 2017, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $125,500 - a 1.6% decrease over the $127,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Marengo in February 2016.
The median sales tax in Marengo for 2017 was $4,099.78. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,992.90. This marks an increase of 2.7%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 3.3%.
The following table compares Marengo to other McHenry County cities with similar median sales prices in February 2017:
| City | Feb. 2017 Home Sales | Feb. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2017 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake | 3 | 0 | - | $150,000 | $0 | - |
| McHenry | 33 | 30 | 10% | $145,000 | $128,750 | 12.6% |
| Holiday Hills | 3 | 0 | - | $132,000 | $0 | - |
| Johnsburg | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $129,000 | $280,000 | -53.9% |
| Woodstock | 20 | 23 | -13% | $125,750 | $119,000 | 5.7% |
| Marengo | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $125,500 | $127,500 | -1.6% |
| McCullom Lake | 2 | 0 | - | $115,229.50 | $0 | - |
| Wonder Lake | 6 | 11 | -45.5% | $102,500 | $85,500 | 19.9% |
| Crystal Gardens | 1 | 0 | - | $99,000 | $0 | - |
| Crystal Manor | 2 | 1 | 100% | $82,500 | $100,000 | -17.5% |
| Richmond | 6 | 2 | 200% | $68,250 | $151,000 | -54.8% |
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