In March 2019, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $251,250 - a 22.5% decrease over the $324,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 10 homes sold in Lakewood in March 2018.
The median sales tax in Lakewood for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $11,524, approximately 4.6% of the median home sale price for March 2019.
The following table compares Lakewood to other McHenry County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2019:
| City | Mar. 2019 Home Sales | Mar. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2019 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Lake | 2 | 0 | - | $451,000 | $0 | - |
| Bull Valley | 1 | 2 | -50% | $445,000 | $306,250 | 45.3% |
| Port Barrington | 4 | 2 | 100% | $276,500 | $247,750 | 11.6% |
| Spring Grove | 4 | 11 | -63.6% | $267,500 | $284,500 | -6% |
| Algonquin | 21 | 32 | -34.4% | $252,000 | $225,000 | 12% |
| Lakewood | 8 | 10 | -20% | $251,250 | $324,000 | -22.5% |
| Huntley | 36 | 30 | 20% | $231,500 | $222,750 | 3.9% |
| Johnsburg | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $231,500 | $286,000 | -19.1% |
| Fox River Grove | 5 | 5 | 0% | $217,000 | $237,000 | -8.4% |
| Prairie Grove | 2 | 2 | 0% | $213,750 | $157,500 | 35.7% |
| Richmond | 2 | 0 | - | $211,500 | $0 | - |
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