From July through December of 2017, there were 20 homes sold, with a median sale price of $140,750 - a 22.9% increase over the $114,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 16 homes sold in Round Lake Heights in the second half of 2016.
The median sales tax in Round Lake Heights for 2017 was $5,104. In 2016, the median sales tax was $5,193. 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 3.6%.
The following table compares Round Lake Heights to other Lake County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2017:
| City | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channel Lake | 18 | 17 | 5.9% | $160,000 | $96,000 | 66.7% |
| Lake Catherine | 16 | 9 | 77.8% | $157,000 | $110,000 | 42.7% |
| Hainesville | 54 | 43 | 25.6% | $156,700 | $126,000 | 24.4% |
| Fox Lake Hills | 29 | 23 | 26.1% | $150,000 | $193,000 | -22.3% |
| Winthrop Harbor | 61 | 62 | -1.6% | $146,000 | $157,802.50 | -7.5% |
| Round Lake Heights | 20 | 16 | 25% | $140,750 | $114,500 | 22.9% |
| Round Lake Beach | 243 | 230 | 5.7% | $135,000 | $120,500 | 12% |
| Waukegan | 387 | 418 | -7.4% | $127,800 | $115,000 | 11.1% |
| Long Lake | 34 | 31 | 9.7% | $122,500 | $120,000 | 2.1% |
| Zion | 207 | 184 | 12.5% | $114,250 | $90,000 | 26.9% |
| Round Lake Park | 39 | 46 | -15.2% | $100,000 | $87,913 | 13.7% |
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