From January through December of 2017, there were 448 homes sold, with a median sale price of $389,400 - a 5.2% increase over the $370,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 441 homes sold in Libertyville in 2016.
The median sales tax in Libertyville for 2017 was $9,583. In 2016, the median sales tax was $9,221. This marks an increase of 3.9%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.5%.
The following table compares Libertyville to other Lake County cities with similar median sales prices in 2017:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnshire | 160 | 120 | 33.3% | $441,250 | $474,000 | -6.9% |
| Tower Lakes | 23 | 19 | 21.1% | $427,000 | $426,000 | 0.2% |
| Barrington | 141 | 147 | -4.1% | $420,000 | $426,000 | -1.4% |
| Deerfield | 350 | 361 | -3% | $417,500 | $400,000 | 4.4% |
| Cary | 19 | 19 | 0% | $413,500 | $285,000 | 45.1% |
| Libertyville | 448 | 441 | 1.6% | $389,400 | $370,000 | 5.2% |
| Klondike | 3 | 4 | -25% | $375,000 | $198,500 | 88.9% |
| Indian Creek | 13 | 8 | 62.5% | $372,500 | $387,500 | -3.9% |
| Highwood | 27 | 35 | -22.9% | $372,000 | $299,000 | 24.4% |
| Buffalo Grove | 513 | 535 | -4.1% | $340,000 | $341,000 | -0.3% |
| Lake Zurich | 298 | 331 | -10% | $319,500 | $315,000 | 1.4% |
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