In April 2017, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $225,000 - a 6.3% decrease over the $240,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Prairie Grove in April 2016, as well.
The median sales tax in Prairie Grove for 2017 was $10,416.35. In 2016, the median sales tax was $10,515.20. This marks an decrease of 0.9%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 4.6%.
The following table compares Prairie Grove to other McHenry County cities with similar median sales prices in April 2017:
| City | Apr. 2017 Home Sales | Apr. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2017 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood | 9 | 9 | 0% | $285,000 | $333,000 | -14.4% |
| Port Barrington | 3 | 1 | 200% | $259,000 | $359,000 | -27.9% |
| Huntley | 45 | 44 | 2.3% | $253,500 | $233,750 | 8.4% |
| Oakwood Hills | 3 | 2 | 50% | $242,500 | $162,500 | 49.2% |
| Algonquin | 39 | 35 | 11.4% | $235,000 | $200,500 | 17.2% |
| Prairie Grove | 2 | 2 | 0% | $225,000 | $240,000 | -6.3% |
| Crystal Lake | 65 | 66 | -1.5% | $220,000 | $181,000 | 21.5% |
| Cary | 31 | 19 | 63.2% | $212,500 | $225,000 | -5.6% |
| Ringwood | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $212,000 | $175,000 | 21.1% |
| Johnsburg | 14 | 7 | 100% | $203,500 | $257,000 | -20.8% |
| Island Lake | 6 | 9 | -33.3% | $182,500 | $175,000 | 4.3% |
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