From January through December of 2017, there were 42 homes sold, with a median sale price of $150,502 - a 27.5% increase over the $118,050 median sale price for the previous year. There were 33 homes sold in Round Lake Heights in 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 3.4%.
The following table compares Round Lake Heights 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park City | 13 | 10 | 30% | $160,000 | $129,700 | 23.4% |
| Fox Lake Hills | 61 | 50 | 22% | $158,000 | $165,500 | -4.5% |
| Venetian Village | 53 | 39 | 35.9% | $155,000 | $135,000 | 14.8% |
| Winthrop Harbor | 119 | 103 | 15.5% | $153,000 | $145,000 | 5.5% |
| Hainesville | 90 | 70 | 28.6% | $151,000 | $130,000 | 16.2% |
| Round Lake Heights | 42 | 33 | 27.3% | $150,502 | $118,050 | 27.5% |
| Lake Catherine | 30 | 17 | 76.5% | $146,000 | $110,000 | 32.7% |
| Channel Lake | 38 | 27 | 40.7% | $133,250 | $100,000 | 33.3% |
| Long Lake | 67 | 60 | 11.7% | $130,000 | $116,100.50 | 12% |
| Round Lake Beach | 448 | 431 | 3.9% | $130,000 | $115,000 | 13% |
| Waukegan | 748 | 758 | -1.3% | $125,000 | $109,500 | 14.2% |
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