In March 2017, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $78,500 - a 35.1% decrease over the $121,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 11 homes sold in North Chicago in March 2016.
The median sales tax in North Chicago for 2017 was $2,173.34. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,262.60. This marks an decrease of 3.9%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.8%.
The following table compares North Chicago 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Lake Hills | 4 | 4 | 0% | $143,000 | $149,500 | -4.3% |
| Long Lake | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $130,000 | $109,900 | 18.3% |
| Hainesville | 5 | 1 | 400% | $124,000 | $222,000 | -44.1% |
| Lake Catherine | 2 | 2 | 0% | $121,000 | $307,000 | -60.6% |
| Waukegan | 60 | 53 | 13.2% | $120,500 | $106,000 | 13.7% |
| Round Lake Beach | 23 | 28 | -17.9% | $116,000 | $86,000 | 34.9% |
| Ingleside Shore | 6 | 8 | -25% | $112,500 | $106,250 | 5.9% |
| Lotus Woods | 1 | 0 | - | $95,000 | $0 | - |
| North Chicago | 7 | 11 | -36.4% | $78,500 | $121,000 | -35.1% |
| Round Lake Park | 11 | 7 | 57.1% | $75,000 | $73,000 | 2.7% |
| Zion | 19 | 15 | 26.7% | $56,000 | $97,500 | -42.6% |
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