From January through June of 2017, there were 59 homes sold, with a median sale price of $65,000 - a 19.3% increase over the $54,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 54 homes sold in North Chicago in the first half of 2016.
The median sales tax in North Chicago for 2017 was $2,173. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,263. This marks an decrease of 3.9%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 3.3%.
The following table compares North Chicago to other Lake County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2017:
| City | Jan. - June 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Catherine | 14 | 8 | 75% | $141,500 | $106,700 | 32.6% |
| Venetian Village | 26 | 18 | 44.4% | $137,450 | $124,300 | 10.6% |
| Park City | 4 | 8 | -50% | $133,000 | $127,200 | 4.6% |
| Round Lake Beach | 205 | 201 | 2% | $123,000 | $95,000 | 29.5% |
| Waukegan | 361 | 340 | 6.2% | $120,000 | $99,950 | 20.1% |
| Channel Lake | 20 | 10 | 100% | $115,450 | $101,000 | 14.3% |
| Round Lake Park | 34 | 40 | -15% | $100,514.50 | $71,250 | 41.1% |
| Zion | 167 | 134 | 24.6% | $96,000 | $88,250 | 8.8% |
| Lotus Woods | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $96,000 | $106,000 | -9.4% |
| North Chicago | 59 | 54 | 9.3% | $65,000 | $54,500 | 19.3% |
| Mylith Park | 1 | 1 | 0% | $38,000 | $120,000 | -68.3% |
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