From October through December of 2017, there were 64 homes sold, with a median sale price of $307,000 - a 0.7% increase over the $304,950 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 68 homes sold in Lake Zurich in the fourth quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Lake Zurich for 2017 was $7,406.04. In 2016, the median sales tax was $7,246.60. This marks an increase of 2.2%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.4%.
The following table compares Lake Zurich to other Lake County cities with similar median sales prices in the fourth quarter of 2017:
| City | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek | 6 | 2 | 200% | $348,500 | $387,125 | -10% |
| Deerfield | 80 | 74 | 8.1% | $332,750 | $423,739.50 | -21.5% |
| Buffalo Grove | 102 | 104 | -1.9% | $321,500 | $343,500 | -6.4% |
| Wadsworth | 15 | 15 | 0% | $315,000 | $215,000 | 46.5% |
| Highwood | 8 | 15 | -46.7% | $310,000 | $300,000 | 3.3% |
| Lake Zurich | 64 | 68 | -5.9% | $307,000 | $304,950 | 0.7% |
| Port Barrington | 2 | 1 | 100% | $305,000 | $255,000 | 19.6% |
| Tower Lakes | 5 | 5 | 0% | $300,000 | $510,000 | -41.2% |
| Vernon Hills | 92 | 124 | -25.8% | $282,000 | $268,000 | 5.2% |
| Lake Barrington | 38 | 34 | 11.8% | $282,000 | $287,500 | -1.9% |
| Cary | 4 | 2 | 100% | $270,000 | $526,000 | -48.7% |
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