In April 2019, there were 27 homes sold, with a median sale price of $750,000 - a 9.4% decrease over the $827,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 20 homes sold in Lake Forest in April 2018.
The median sales tax in Lake Forest for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $14,241, approximately 1.9% of the median home sale price for April 2019.
The following table compares Lake Forest to other Lake County cities with similar median sales prices in April 2019:
| City | Apr. 2019 Home Sales | Apr. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2019 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverwoods | 2 | 4 | -50% | $873,750 | $636,500 | 37.3% |
| Barrington Hills | 3 | 2 | 50% | $795,000 | $1,028,750 | -22.7% |
| Lake Forest | 27 | 20 | 35% | $750,000 | $827,500 | -9.4% |
| Green Oaks | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $660,000 | $468,800 | 40.8% |
| Kildeer | 3 | 8 | -62.5% | $595,000 | $547,500 | 8.7% |
| Long Grove | 10 | 7 | 42.9% | $527,450 | $630,000 | -16.3% |
| Deer Park | 7 | 5 | 40% | $518,000 | $450,000 | 15.1% |
| Hawthorn Woods | 8 | 17 | -52.9% | $515,944 | $451,818 | 14.2% |
| North Barrington | 7 | 5 | 40% | $515,000 | $500,000 | 3% |
| Libertyville | 31 | 44 | -29.5% | $485,000 | $400,000 | 21.3% |
| Highland Park | 31 | 39 | -20.5% | $465,100 | $420,000 | 10.7% |
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