In January 2018, there were 10 homes sold, with a median sale price of $156,500 - a 33% increase over the $117,650 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Marengo in January 2017.
The median sales tax in Marengo for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $4,099.80, approximately 2.6% of the median home sale price for January 2018.
The following table compares Marengo 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Oakwood Hills | 3 | 2 | 50% | $171,000 | $115,500 | 48.1% |
| McHenry | 33 | 23 | 43.5% | $160,000 | $146,000 | 9.6% |
| Marengo | 10 | 4 | 150% | $156,500 | $117,650 | 33% |
| Woodstock | 31 | 28 | 10.7% | $149,000 | $145,000 | 2.8% |
| Lilymoor | 1 | 0 | - | $143,000 | $0 | - |
| Wonder Lake | 22 | 10 | 120% | $127,250 | $91,500 | 39.1% |
| Crystal Gardens | 1 | 0 | - | $119,000 | $0 | - |
| McCullom Lake | 2 | 0 | - | $85,000 | $0 | - |
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