In July 2017, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $331,500 - a 3% increase over the $322,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 10 homes sold in Lakewood in July 2016.
The median sales tax in Lakewood for 2017 was $11,726.54. In 2016, the median sales tax was $11,934.80. This marks an decrease of 1.7%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 3.5%.
The following table compares Lakewood to other McHenry County cities with similar median sales prices in July 2017:
| City | July 2017 Home Sales | July 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July 2017 Median Sales Price | July 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington Hills | 7 | 1 | 600% | $444,500 | $453,000 | -1.9% |
| Fox Lake | 2 | 0 | - | $359,000 | $0 | - |
| Bull Valley | 2 | 2 | 0% | $345,000 | $380,000 | -9.2% |
| Lakewood | 8 | 10 | -20% | $331,500 | $322,000 | 3% |
| Oakwood Hills | 2 | 1 | 100% | $318,000 | $150,000 | 112% |
| Port Barrington | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $292,000 | $241,000 | 21.2% |
| Spring Grove | 12 | 8 | 50% | $288,500 | $260,500 | 10.7% |
| Johnsburg | 9 | 11 | -18.2% | $286,000 | $243,000 | 17.7% |
| Ringwood | 2 | 2 | 0% | $273,500 | $243,500 | 12.3% |
| Fox River Grove | 10 | 11 | -9.1% | $256,250 | $159,000 | 61.2% |
| Prairie Grove | 10 | 2 | 400% | $252,500 | $154,250 | 63.7% |
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