In May 2017, there were 12 homes sold, with a median sale price of $454,250 - a 28.7% decrease over the $637,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Deer Park in May 2016.
The median sales tax in Deer Park for 2017 was $11,163.69. In 2016, the median sales tax was $11,210.10. This marks an decrease of 0.4%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.5%.
The following table compares Deer Park to other Lake County cities with similar median sales prices in May 2017:
| City | May 2017 Home Sales | May 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2017 Median Sales Price | May 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn Woods | 17 | 12 | 41.7% | $518,000 | $521,970.50 | -0.8% |
| Long Grove | 15 | 7 | 114.3% | $515,000 | $520,000 | -1% |
| Tower Lakes | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $481,000 | $540,000 | -10.9% |
| Lake Bluff | 19 | 17 | 11.8% | $475,000 | $596,000 | -20.3% |
| Deerfield | 40 | 38 | 5.3% | $458,750 | $426,250 | 7.6% |
| Deer Park | 12 | 2 | 500% | $454,250 | $637,500 | -28.7% |
| Mettawa | 2 | 0 | - | $431,674.50 | $0 | - |
| Libertyville | 50 | 38 | 31.6% | $411,750 | $362,500 | 13.6% |
| Fox River Grove | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $405,000 | $480,000 | -15.6% |
| Lincolnshire | 20 | 13 | 53.8% | $402,500 | $511,700 | -21.3% |
| Indian Creek | 2 | 0 | - | $379,500 | $0 | - |
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