In January 2018, there were 24 homes sold, with a median sale price of $195,500 - a 12% increase over the $174,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 23 homes sold in Cary in January 2017.
The median sales tax in Cary for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $6,699.90, approximately 3.4% of the median home sale price for January 2018.
The following table compares Cary to other McHenry County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2018:
| City | Jan. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox River Grove | 1 | 2 | -50% | $245,000 | $248,750 | -1.5% |
| Prairie Grove | 5 | 0 | - | $229,000 | $0 | - |
| Port Barrington | 1 | 1 | 0% | $219,000 | $295,000 | -25.8% |
| Lake in the Hills | 42 | 31 | 35.5% | $210,275 | $153,000 | 37.4% |
| Algonquin | 25 | 18 | 38.9% | $197,000 | $240,000 | -17.9% |
| Cary | 24 | 23 | 4.3% | $195,500 | $174,500 | 12% |
| Pistakee Highlands | 3 | 2 | 50% | $190,000 | $151,250 | 25.6% |
| Island Lake | 5 | 10 | -50% | $190,000 | $158,500 | 19.9% |
| Crystal Lake | 45 | 36 | 25% | $180,000 | $183,000 | -1.6% |
| Union | 2 | 0 | - | $180,000 | $0 | - |
| Silver Lake | 2 | 1 | 100% | $175,000 | $120,000 | 45.8% |
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