In May 2017, there were 78 homes sold, with a median sale price of $217,500 - a 5.1% increase over the $207,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 67 homes sold in Lake in the Hills in May 2016.
The median sales tax in Lake in the Hills for 2017 was $5,878.95. In 2016, the median sales tax was $5,895.40. This marks an decrease of 0.3%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.7%.
The following table compares Lake in the Hills to other McHenry County cities with similar median sales prices in May 2017:
| City | May 2017 Home Sales | May 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2017 Median Sales Price | May 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntley | 57 | 41 | 39% | $255,000 | $220,000 | 15.9% |
| Cary | 28 | 35 | -20% | $238,750 | $232,500 | 2.7% |
| Burtons Bridge | 1 | 0 | - | $237,500 | $0 | - |
| Algonquin | 49 | 30 | 63.3% | $233,000 | $225,750 | 3.2% |
| Johnsburg | 10 | 6 | 66.7% | $230,000 | $196,000 | 17.3% |
| Lake in the Hills | 78 | 67 | 16.4% | $217,500 | $207,000 | 5.1% |
| Emerald Park | 1 | 1 | 0% | $200,000 | $220,500 | -9.3% |
| Crystal Lake | 79 | 78 | 1.3% | $194,000 | $197,500 | -1.8% |
| Fox River Grove | 10 | 4 | 150% | $185,500 | $269,250 | -31.1% |
| McHenry | 62 | 54 | 14.8% | $175,250 | $147,000 | 19.2% |
| Richmond | 5 | 0 | - | $168,500 | $0 | - |
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