In September 2017, there were nine homes sold, with a median sale price of $527,450 - a 6.6% decrease over the $565,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were nine homes sold in Riverwoods in September 2016, as well.
The median sales tax in Riverwoods for 2017 was $15,724.04. In 2016, the median sales tax was $15,401.40. This marks an increase of 2.1%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 3%.
The following table compares Riverwoods to other Lake County cities with similar median sales prices in September 2017:
| City | Sept. 2017 Home Sales | Sept. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington Hills | 1 | 0 | - | $1,250,000 | $0 | - |
| Lake Forest | 25 | 26 | -3.8% | $715,000 | $779,000 | -8.2% |
| Kildeer | 8 | 6 | 33.3% | $620,000 | $719,950 | -13.9% |
| Lake Bluff | 13 | 10 | 30% | $620,000 | $440,000 | 40.9% |
| Long Grove | 8 | 6 | 33.3% | $618,022.50 | $669,500 | -7.7% |
| Riverwoods | 9 | 9 | 0% | $527,450 | $565,000 | -6.6% |
| Highland Park | 39 | 35 | 11.4% | $520,000 | $549,000 | -5.3% |
| Lincolnshire | 12 | 9 | 33.3% | $512,500 | $447,000 | 14.7% |
| Hawthorn Woods | 11 | 11 | 0% | $504,489 | $515,000 | -2% |
| North Barrington | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $500,000 | $395,000 | 26.6% |
| Deer Park | 8 | 4 | 100% | $440,000 | $400,000 | 10% |
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