In August 2018, there were 16 homes sold, with a median sale price of $365,000 - a 6.4% decrease over the $390,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 17 homes sold in Lakewood in August 2017.
The median sales tax in Lakewood for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $11,726.50, approximately 3.2% of the median home sale price for August 2018.
The following table compares Lakewood 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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