From January through March of 2017, there were 13 homes sold, with a median sale price of $215,000 - a 6.1% increase over the $202,593 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were nine homes sold in Fox River Grove in the first quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Fox River Grove for 2017 was $7,102.60. In 2016, the median sales tax was $7,006.80. This marks an increase of 1.4%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 3.3%.
The following table compares Fox River Grove to other McHenry County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2017:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Grove | 13 | 13 | 0% | $285,000 | $220,000 | 29.5% |
| Port Barrington | 3 | 2 | 50% | $270,000 | $262,000 | 3.1% |
| Huntley | 74 | 82 | -9.8% | $246,500 | $228,000 | 8.1% |
| Prairie Grove | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $220,500 | $294,000 | -25% |
| Algonquin | 64 | 66 | -3% | $219,000 | $216,000 | 1.4% |
| Fox River Grove | 13 | 9 | 44.4% | $215,000 | $202,593 | 6.1% |
| Oakwood Hills | 9 | 3 | 200% | $196,000 | $195,000 | 0.5% |
| Cary | 64 | 67 | -4.5% | $190,500 | $200,000 | -4.8% |
| Crystal Lake | 136 | 125 | 8.8% | $180,000 | $170,000 | 5.9% |
| Lake in the Hills | 124 | 95 | 30.5% | $173,750 | $161,500 | 7.6% |
| Pistakee | 3 | 2 | 50% | $170,000 | $100,000 | 70% |
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