Homeowners in Lakemoor paid a property tax rate of 1.8% of their home values in the fourth quarter of 2025, exceeding the national average by more than twofold, as reported by BlockShopper.com.
The median sales price for a Lakemoor home during the fourth quarter of 2025 was $405,000, based on sales data for five properties within that period. The city’s median tax bill in 2025 reached $7,207, amounting to 1.8% of the median home value subject to taxation.
The average effective property tax rate in the U.S. stood at 0.888% during 2024.
Within Lake County, Round Lake Park, Wadsworth, and Forest Lake registered as the three cities with the highest effective property tax rates.
This article’s calculation of Lakemoor’s 2025 effective property tax rate is based on projected inflation numbers along with 2023 county tax records. Actual effective tax rates may differ in some cases.
Across the United States, home prices continued to climb in 2025, reaching a national median of about $447,000 by June. That represents an increase of 1.13% compared with the previous year, Redfin data show. The figures also reveal a notable mismatch in supply and demand, with 36% more sellers than buyers, equaling 508,715 more homes available. A balanced market is defined by Redfin as having the number of sellers and buyers within 10% of each other.
The table below provides a comparison of Round Lake Park and other Lake County cities by their median effective property tax rate, based on sales and tax data from the fourth quarter of 2025.
| City | Q4 2025 Sales | Q4 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Lake Park | 5 | $49,000 | $4,719 | 9.6% |
| Wadsworth | 9 | $225,000 | $11,235 | 5% |
| Forest Lake | 2 | $209,000 | $7,297 | 3.5% |
| Vernon Hills | 40 | $303,000 | $10,379 | 3.4% |
| Round Lake | 22 | $257,500 | $7,694 | 3% |
| Lincolnshire | 14 | $565,000 | $16,396 | 2.9% |
| Riverwoods | 9 | $650,000 | $18,941 | 2.9% |
| Grayslake | 51 | $347,000 | $9,732 | 2.8% |
| Hainesville | 7 | $252,500 | $6,968 | 2.8% |
| Gurnee | 57 | $350,000 | $9,370 | 2.7% |
| Zion | 43 | $251,000 | $6,612 | 2.6% |
| Third Lake | 2 | $380,750 | $10,056 | 2.6% |
| Fox Lake Hills | 4 | $222,500 | $5,743 | 2.6% |
| Lindenhurst | 30 | $336,000 | $8,704 | 2.6% |
| Round Lake Heights | 4 | $262,000 | $6,707 | 2.6% |
| Buffalo Grove | 42 | $505,000 | $13,039 | 2.6% |
| Antioch | 43 | $350,000 | $8,731 | 2.5% |
| Volo | 3 | $411,000 | $10,422 | 2.5% |
| Gages Lake | 21 | $305,000 | $7,763 | 2.5% |
| North Chicago | 23 | $225,000 | $5,730 | 2.5% |
| Island Lake | 2 | $240,000 | $5,990 | 2.5% |
| Wauconda | 17 | $295,000 | $7,389 | 2.5% |
| Winthrop Harbor | 14 | $273,000 | $6,771 | 2.5% |
| Grandwood Park | 9 | $386,500 | $9,595 | 2.5% |
| Deerfield | 49 | $582,500 | $14,463 | 2.5% |
| Channel Lake | 2 | $209,250 | $5,120 | 2.4% |
| Lake Villa | 15 | $390,000 | $9,234 | 2.4% |
| Mundelein | 18 | $307,250 | $7,068 | 2.3% |
| Green Oaks | 6 | $655,500 | $15,032 | 2.3% |
| Lake Bluff | 16 | $613,000 | $14,017 | 2.3% |
| Harris Corners | 2 | $425,000 | $9,635 | 2.3% |
| Lake Barrington | 16 | $425,000 | $9,245 | 2.2% |
| Hawthorn Woods | 9 | $667,500 | $14,741 | 2.2% |
| Beach Park | 25 | $315,000 | $6,609 | 2.1% |
| Waukegan | 91 | $234,000 | $5,012 | 2.1% |
| Round Lake Beach | 52 | $250,500 | $5,316 | 2.1% |
| Long Grove | 9 | $1,040,000 | $22,137 | 2.1% |
| Kildeer | 7 | $849,500 | $18,156 | 2.1% |
| Highwood | 6 | $457,500 | $9,487 | 2.1% |
| Lake Catherine | 5 | $265,000 | $5,434 | 2.1% |
| Libertyville | 65 | $589,000 | $11,865 | 2% |
| North Barrington | 10 | $828,750 | $16,742 | 2% |
| Fox Lake | 19 | $295,000 | $5,707 | 1.9% |
| Lotus Woods | 4 | $214,750 | $4,067 | 1.9% |
| Ingleside Shore | 9 | $270,000 | $5,094 | 1.9% |
| Barrington | 16 | $650,000 | $12,118 | 1.9% |
| Highland Park | 39 | $840,000 | $16,364 | 1.9% |
| Lakemoor | 5 | $405,000 | $7,207 | 1.8% |
| Venetian Village | 8 | $285,000 | $5,084 | 1.8% |
| Park City | 2 | $369,500 | $6,541 | 1.8% |
| Deer Park | 6 | $760,000 | $13,373 | 1.8% |
| Lake Zurich | 34 | $520,000 | $9,405 | 1.8% |
| Mylith Park | 2 | $277,250 | $4,042 | 1.5% |
| Knollwood | 3 | $543,000 | $7,921 | 1.5% |
| Lake Forest | 36 | $1,197,500 | $17,873 | 1.5% |
| Long Lake | 6 | $293,000 | $4,163 | 1.4% |
