In March 2017, there were 12 homes sold, with a median sale price of $160,200 - a 28% decrease over the $222,592.50 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 18 homes sold in Wauconda in March 2016.
The median sales tax in Wauconda for 2017 was $6,246.01. In 2016, the median sales tax was $5,865.40. This marks an increase of 6.5%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 3.9%.
The following table compares Wauconda to other Lake County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2017:
| City | Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gages Lake | 16 | 13 | 23.1% | $167,500 | $175,000 | -4.3% |
| Round Lake | 16 | 21 | -23.8% | $167,450 | $183,000 | -8.5% |
| Fox Lake | 16 | 8 | 100% | $164,750 | $139,500 | 18.1% |
| Channel Lake | 3 | 0 | - | $163,000 | $0 | - |
| Winthrop Harbor | 12 | 9 | 33.3% | $162,000 | $135,000 | 20% |
| Wauconda | 12 | 18 | -33.3% | $160,200 | $222,592.50 | -28% |
| Island Lake | 7 | 1 | 600% | $157,000 | $95,000 | 65.3% |
| Round Lake Heights | 4 | 6 | -33.3% | $152,500 | $89,684.50 | 70% |
| Beach Park | 17 | 7 | 142.9% | $147,000 | $145,000 | 1.4% |
| Venetian Village | 3 | 2 | 50% | $145,000 | $104,300 | 39% |
| Fox Lake Hills | 4 | 4 | 0% | $143,000 | $149,500 | -4.3% |
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