In August 2017, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $144,500 - a 35.5% decrease over the $224,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 11 homes sold in Fox River Grove in August 2016.
The median sales tax in Fox River Grove for 2017 was $7,102.60. In 2016, the median sales tax was $7,006.80. This marks an increase of 1.4%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 4.9%.
The following table compares Fox River Grove to other McHenry County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2017:
| City | Aug. 2017 Home Sales | Aug. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2017 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock | 51 | 35 | 45.7% | $160,000 | $144,000 | 11.1% |
| Holiday Hills | 2 | 1 | 100% | $160,000 | $136,000 | 17.6% |
| Richmond | 5 | 4 | 25% | $155,000 | $98,750 | 57% |
| Crystal Manor | 1 | 2 | -50% | $155,000 | $153,000 | 1.3% |
| Pistakee Highlands | 9 | 8 | 12.5% | $150,000 | $155,250 | -3.4% |
| Fox River Grove | 6 | 11 | -45.5% | $144,500 | $224,000 | -35.5% |
| Hebron | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $143,500 | $115,500 | 24.2% |
| Wonder Lake | 21 | 31 | -32.3% | $132,000 | $129,000 | 2.3% |
| Island Lake | 9 | 4 | 125% | $130,000 | $214,000 | -39.3% |
| Union | 1 | 1 | 0% | $123,500 | $160,000 | -22.8% |
| Harvard | 15 | 19 | -21.1% | $118,000 | $100,000 | 18% |
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