From January through March of 2019, there were 143 homes sold, with a median sale price of $208,000 - a 7.1% increase over the $194,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 142 homes sold in Crystal Lake in the first quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in Crystal Lake for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $5,929, approximately 2.9% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Crystal Lake to other McHenry County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2019:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Grove | 10 | 24 | -58.3% | $236,000 | $290,500 | -18.8% |
| Johnsburg | 14 | 18 | -22.2% | $225,250 | $272,750 | -17.4% |
| Richmond | 6 | 0 | - | $214,500 | $0 | - |
| Oakwood Hills | 8 | 17 | -52.9% | $210,250 | $207,000 | 1.6% |
| Lake in the Hills | 91 | 108 | -15.7% | $208,500 | $208,750 | -0.1% |
| Crystal Lake | 143 | 142 | 0.7% | $208,000 | $194,250 | 7.1% |
| Cary | 47 | 66 | -28.8% | $205,000 | $187,000 | 9.6% |
| Burtons Bridge | 1 | 1 | 0% | $190,000 | $215,000 | -11.6% |
| Emerald Park | 1 | 2 | -50% | $188,000 | $203,500 | -7.6% |
| Crystal Manor | 2 | 2 | 0% | $179,000 | $74,250 | 141.1% |
| Pistakee Highlands | 15 | 13 | 15.4% | $174,000 | $155,000 | 12.3% |
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