The median sales price of a McHenry County home in the third quarter of 2022 was $290,000, based on data from the 1,561 properties sold during that time. In 2021 the median tax bill for the county was $6,230, which is 2.2% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.
This is 1.9 times higher than the average effective property tax rate of 1.11% in the U.S. in 2023.
The analysis of McHenry County real estate data showed homeowners in Port Barrington and Holiday Hills paid the highest rates.
The following table compares Port Barrington with some other cities belonging to McHenry County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the third quarter of 2022.
| City | Q3 2022 Sales | Q3 2022 Median Price | Median tax 2022 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Barrington | 9 | $307,000 | $8,748 | 2.8% |
| Holiday Hills | 10 | $165,000 | $4,578 | 2.8% |
| Lakewood | 32 | $446,500 | $11,993 | 2.7% |
| Trout Valley | 3 | $432,500 | $11,578 | 2.7% |
| McCullom Lake | 5 | $137,000 | $3,671 | 2.7% |
| Eastwood Manor | 1 | $175,000 | $4,725 | 2.7% |
| Oakwood Hills | 16 | $265,000 | $6,886 | 2.6% |
| Fox River Grove | 22 | $321,500 | $8,201 | 2.6% |
| Harvard | 34 | $167,500 | $4,169 | 2.5% |
| Lakemoor | 19 | $215,000 | $5,409 | 2.5% |
| Island Lake | 25 | $230,000 | $5,855 | 2.5% |
| Cary | 104 | $325,000 | $7,752 | 2.4% |
| Crystal Lake | 186 | $290,000 | $7,030 | 2.4% |
| Lake in the Hills | 145 | $301,500 | $7,112 | 2.4% |
| Algonquin | 109 | $320,000 | $7,556 | 2.4% |
| Johnsburg | 34 | $297,500 | $7,204 | 2.4% |
| McHenry | 161 | $245,000 | $5,869 | 2.4% |
| Prairie Grove | 6 | $452,500 | $10,902 | 2.4% |
| Bull Valley | 10 | $531,500 | $12,333 | 2.3% |
| Woodstock | 117 | $260,000 | $5,878 | 2.3% |
| Silver Lake | 2 | $203,500 | $4,399 | 2.2% |
| Huntley | 98 | $347,500 | $7,810 | 2.2% |
| Lilymoor | 4 | $202,500 | $4,356 | 2.2% |
| Spring Grove | 22 | $417,500 | $8,906 | 2.1% |
| Pistakee Highlands | 21 | $182,000 | $3,896 | 2.1% |
| Wonder Center | 4 | $141,000 | $2,983 | 2.1% |
| Burtons Bridge | 1 | $217,000 | $4,622 | 2.1% |
| Richmond | 6 | $272,500 | $5,747 | 2.1% |
| Barrington Hills | 11 | $849,000 | $17,355 | 2% |
| Crystal Gardens | 2 | $245,000 | $4,844 | 2% |
| Wonder Lake | 47 | $218,000 | $4,337 | 2% |
| Marengo | 41 | $243,500 | $4,678 | 1.9% |
| Ringwood | 4 | $437,500 | $8,493 | 1.9% |
| Pistakee | 3 | $232,000 | $4,313 | 1.9% |
| Crystal Manor | 4 | $230,750 | $4,010 | 1.7% |
| Hebron | 2 | $226,500 | $3,770 | 1.7% |
| Union | 3 | $243,000 | $3,962 | 1.6% |
| Haegers Bend | 1 | $915,000 | $6,639 | 0.7% |
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