In December 2017, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $138,700 - a 51.6% increase over the $91,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Round Lake Heights in December 2016.
The median sales tax in Round Lake Heights for 2017 was $5,103.75. In 2016, the median sales tax was $5,192.80. This marks an decrease of 1.7%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 3.7%.
The following table compares Round Lake Heights 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winthrop Harbor | 6 | 10 | -40% | $171,367 | $119,494.50 | 43.4% |
| Gages Lake | 12 | 14 | -14.3% | $170,000 | $169,000 | 0.6% |
| Channel Lake | 2 | 2 | 0% | $162,500 | $263,750 | -38.4% |
| Mundelein | 17 | 21 | -19% | $162,000 | $188,000 | -13.8% |
| Round Lake Beach | 36 | 39 | -7.7% | $144,000 | $99,500 | 44.7% |
| Round Lake Heights | 2 | 4 | -50% | $138,700 | $91,500 | 51.6% |
| Fox Lake Hills | 4 | 4 | 0% | $132,500 | $148,000 | -10.5% |
| Beach Park | 9 | 23 | -60.9% | $132,500 | $140,000 | -5.4% |
| Waukegan | 62 | 65 | -4.6% | $125,000 | $109,900 | 13.7% |
| Park City | 2 | 0 | - | $118,000 | $0 | - |
| Zion | 29 | 37 | -21.6% | $116,000 | $115,000 | 0.9% |
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