In January 2017, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $150,500 - a 17.1% increase over the $128,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Winthrop Harbor in January 2016.
The median sales tax in Winthrop Harbor for 2017 was $5,748.05. In 2016, the median sales tax was $5,548.40. This marks an increase of 3.6%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 3.8%.
The following table compares Winthrop Harbor to other Lake County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2017:
| City | Jan. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gages Lake | 9 | 14 | -35.7% | $190,000 | $146,000 | 30.1% |
| Island Lake | 3 | 2 | 50% | $190,000 | $336,500 | -43.5% |
| Fox Lake | 10 | 13 | -23.1% | $184,750 | $120,750 | 53% |
| Antioch | 19 | 15 | 26.7% | $180,000 | $163,000 | 10.4% |
| Lindenhurst | 19 | 10 | 90% | $158,000 | $185,950 | -15% |
| Winthrop Harbor | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $150,500 | $128,500 | 17.1% |
| Horatio Gardens | 3 | 1 | 200% | $150,000 | $285,000 | -47.4% |
| Lakemoor | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $144,950 | $182,900 | -20.7% |
| Round Lake | 17 | 10 | 70% | $140,000 | $155,500 | -10% |
| Round Lake Beach | 23 | 31 | -25.8% | $139,000 | $94,500 | 47.1% |
| Grandwood Park | 9 | 5 | 80% | $139,000 | $148,000 | -6.1% |
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