In April 2019, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $209,000 - a 22.6% decrease over the $270,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Forest Lake in April 2018.
The median sales tax in Forest Lake for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $5,624, approximately 2.7% of the median home sale price for April 2019.
The following table compares Forest Lake 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) |
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Antioch | 31 | 44 | -29.5% | $233,000 | $225,050 | 3.5% |
Volo | 5 | 2 | 150% | $230,000 | $248,500 | -7.4% |
Lotus Woods | 1 | 1 | 0% | $226,500 | $108,500 | 108.8% |
Grandwood Park | 7 | 9 | -22.2% | $226,000 | $249,900 | -9.6% |
Lindenhurst | 25 | 34 | -26.5% | $210,000 | $189,950 | 10.6% |
Forest Lake | 6 | 3 | 100% | $209,000 | $270,000 | -22.6% |
Grayslake | 36 | 40 | -10% | $204,250 | $221,000 | -7.6% |
Round Lake | 25 | 19 | 31.6% | $199,925 | $202,500 | -1.3% |
Long Lake | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $196,250 | $74,000 | 165.2% |
Winthrop Harbor | 11 | 9 | 22.2% | $195,000 | $175,000 | 11.4% |
Fox Lake | 14 | 13 | 7.7% | $192,250 | $173,000 | 11.1% |