In December 2017, there were 13 homes sold, with a median sale price of $198,000 - a 104.7% increase over the $96,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 18 homes sold in Fox Lake in December 2016.
The median sales tax in Fox Lake for 2017 was $4,490.30. In 2016, the median sales tax was $4,565.10. This marks an decrease of 1.6%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.3%.
The following table compares Fox Lake to other Lake County cities with similar median sales prices in December 2017:
| City | Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highwood | 4 | 4 | 0% | $211,250 | $211,946 | -0.3% |
| Grandwood Park | 11 | 6 | 83.3% | $210,525 | $291,250 | -27.7% |
| Round Lake | 22 | 28 | -21.4% | $208,500 | $175,500 | 18.8% |
| Ingleside Shore | 6 | 8 | -25% | $204,500 | $155,000 | 31.9% |
| Gurnee | 42 | 52 | -19.2% | $198,500 | $242,550 | -18.2% |
| Fox Lake | 13 | 18 | -27.8% | $198,000 | $96,750 | 104.7% |
| Lindenhurst | 18 | 15 | 20% | $196,750 | $215,000 | -8.5% |
| Mylith Park | 2 | 0 | - | $195,750 | $0 | - |
| Wauconda | 15 | 15 | 0% | $193,500 | $190,000 | 1.8% |
| Island Lake | 3 | 2 | 50% | $183,000 | $165,750 | 10.4% |
| Hainesville | 8 | 5 | 60% | $172,500 | $126,000 | 36.9% |
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