In August 2018, there were 38 homes sold, with a median sale price of $222,500 - a 7.3% decrease over the $240,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 38 homes sold in Cary in August 2017, as well.
The median sales tax in Cary for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $6,699.90, approximately 3% of the median home sale price for August 2018.
The following table compares Cary 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnsburg | 10 | 15 | -33.3% | $259,500 | $215,500 | 20.4% |
| Oakwood Hills | 7 | 2 | 250% | $250,000 | $355,500 | -29.7% |
| Richmond | 6 | 5 | 20% | $235,000 | $155,000 | 51.6% |
| Lake in the Hills | 66 | 73 | -9.6% | $230,000 | $213,500 | 7.7% |
| Algonquin | 54 | 37 | 45.9% | $226,000 | $227,000 | -0.4% |
| Cary | 38 | 38 | 0% | $222,500 | $240,000 | -7.3% |
| Fox River Grove | 10 | 6 | 66.7% | $210,500 | $144,500 | 45.7% |
| Haegers Bend | 1 | 0 | - | $210,000 | $0 | - |
| Crystal Lake | 84 | 85 | -1.2% | $189,500 | $195,000 | -2.8% |
| McHenry | 68 | 63 | 7.9% | $174,750 | $167,500 | 4.3% |
| Lakemoor | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $168,000 | $160,000 | 5% |
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