The median sale price of a home sold in October 2020 in Cary in McHenry County rose by $23,000 while total sales increased by 37%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In October 2020, there were 37 homes sold, with a median sale price of $276,000 - a 9.1% increase over the $253,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 27 homes sold in Cary in October 2019.
The median sales tax in Cary for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $6,902, approximately 2.5% of the median home sale price for October 2020.
The following table compares Cary to other McHenry County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2020:
| City | Oct. 2020 Home Sales | Oct. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2020 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood | 9 | 9 | 0% | $360,000 | $435,000 | -17.2% |
| Bull Valley | 4 | 4 | 0% | $350,000 | $197,500 | 77.2% |
| Ringwood | 2 | 0 | - | $349,750 | $0 | - |
| Richmond | 3 | 2 | 50% | $290,000 | $231,250 | 25.4% |
| Huntley | 54 | 25 | 116% | $287,250 | $250,000 | 14.9% |
| Cary | 37 | 27 | 37% | $276,000 | $253,000 | 9.1% |
| Johnsburg | 18 | 15 | 20% | $274,000 | $248,000 | 10.5% |
| Algonquin | 50 | 40 | 25% | $273,500 | $230,000 | 18.9% |
| Fox River Grove | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $272,000 | $185,000 | 47% |
| Oakwood Hills | 11 | 7 | 57.1% | $246,000 | $241,000 | 2.1% |
| Lake in the Hills | 69 | 46 | 50% | $232,000 | $236,500 | -1.9% |
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