From January through March of 2022, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $155,000 - a 38.4% increase over the $112,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Wonder Center in the first quarter of 2021, as well.
The median sales tax in Wonder Center for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $2,603, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2022.
The following table compares Wonder Center to other McHenry County cities with similar median sale prices in the first quarter of 2022:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2022 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2021 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2022 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2021 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island Lake | 16 | 15 | 6.7% | $200,750 | $182,000 | 10.3% |
| Eastwood Manor | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $200,000 | $204,500 | -2.2% |
| Pistakee Highlands | 20 | 23 | -13% | $200,000 | $160,000 | 25% |
| Marengo | 30 | 40 | -25% | $197,500 | $173,250 | 14% |
| Crystal Manor | 1 | 8 | -87.5% | $190,000 | $173,250 | 9.7% |
| Wonder Lake | 49 | 52 | -5.8% | $180,000 | $155,000 | 16.1% |
| Crystal Gardens | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $175,000 | $205,000 | -14.6% |
| Harvard | 20 | 27 | -25.9% | $165,000 | $133,000 | 24.1% |
| Wonder Center | 3 | 3 | 0% | $155,000 | $112,000 | 38.4% |
| Pistakee | 4 | 1 | 300% | $152,500 | $125,000 | 22% |
| Hebron | 3 | 6 | -50% | $113,500 | $164,250 | -30.9% |
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