In June 2018, there were nine homes sold, with a median sale price of $176,000 - a 27.1% increase over the $138,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 10 homes sold in Island Lake in June 2017.
The median sales tax in Island Lake for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $4,802.70, approximately 2.7% of the median home sale price for June 2018.
The following table compares Island Lake to other McHenry County cities with similar median sales prices in June 2018:
| City | June 2018 Home Sales | June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | June 2018 Median Sales Price | June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Hills | 8 | 6 | 33.3% | $230,000 | $178,750 | 28.7% |
| Lake in the Hills | 74 | 97 | -23.7% | $228,000 | $210,000 | 8.6% |
| Ringwood | 3 | 4 | -25% | $209,000 | $267,000 | -21.7% |
| Haegers Bend | 1 | 0 | - | $190,000 | $0 | - |
| McHenry | 75 | 72 | 4.2% | $178,000 | $171,000 | 4.1% |
| Island Lake | 9 | 10 | -10% | $176,000 | $138,500 | 27.1% |
| Woodstock | 59 | 51 | 15.7% | $171,500 | $175,000 | -2% |
| Marengo | 13 | 12 | 8.3% | $170,000 | $163,750 | 3.8% |
| Pistakee Highlands | 4 | 13 | -69.2% | $166,500 | $140,000 | 18.9% |
| Lakemoor | 6 | 4 | 50% | $165,000 | $139,000 | 18.7% |
| Holiday Hills | 1 | 2 | -50% | $162,000 | $131,500 | 23.2% |
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