In August 2018, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $470,000 - a 33.1% increase over the $353,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Prairie Grove in August 2017.
The median sales tax in Prairie Grove for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $10,416.40, approximately 2.2% of the median home sale price for August 2018.
The following table compares Prairie Grove to other McHenry County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2018:
| City | Aug. 2018 Home Sales | Aug. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2018 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Lake | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $535,000 | $185,000 | 189.2% |
| Trout Valley | 3 | 2 | 50% | $490,000 | $506,500 | -3.3% |
| Prairie Grove | 7 | 5 | 40% | $470,000 | $353,000 | 33.1% |
| Lakewood | 16 | 17 | -5.9% | $365,000 | $390,000 | -6.4% |
| Bull Valley | 2 | 0 | - | $322,500 | $0 | - |
| Port Barrington | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $297,500 | $299,000 | -0.5% |
| Spring Grove | 11 | 8 | 37.5% | $297,000 | $296,750 | 0.1% |
| Barrington Hills | 3 | 3 | 0% | $292,000 | $665,000 | -56.1% |
| Huntley | 51 | 46 | 10.9% | $262,000 | $272,250 | -3.8% |
| Johnsburg | 10 | 15 | -33.3% | $259,500 | $215,500 | 20.4% |
| Oakwood Hills | 7 | 2 | 250% | $250,000 | $355,500 | -29.7% |
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