In August 2018, there were 11 homes sold, with a median sale price of $160,000 - a 3% decrease over the $165,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 14 homes sold in Marengo in August 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 August 2018.
The following table compares Marengo 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Gardens | 3 | 1 | 200% | $164,000 | $210,000 | -21.9% |
| Crystal Manor | 2 | 1 | 100% | $164,000 | $155,000 | 5.8% |
| McCullom Lake | 3 | 2 | 50% | $163,000 | $160,000 | 1.9% |
| Burtons Bridge | 4 | 1 | 300% | $160,000 | $30,000 | 433.3% |
| Hebron | 7 | 2 | 250% | $160,000 | $143,500 | 11.5% |
| Marengo | 11 | 14 | -21.4% | $160,000 | $165,000 | -3% |
| Ringwood | 3 | 3 | 0% | $143,000 | $306,000 | -53.3% |
| Island Lake | 13 | 9 | 44.4% | $135,000 | $130,000 | 3.8% |
| Union | 3 | 1 | 200% | $135,000 | $123,500 | 9.3% |
| Wonder Center | 3 | 1 | 200% | $125,500 | $81,500 | 54% |
| Pistakee Highlands | 10 | 9 | 11.1% | $124,500 | $150,000 | -17% |
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