In July 2017, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $186,000 - a 28.4% increase over the $144,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Lake of the Woods in July 2016.
The median sales tax in Lake of the Woods for 2017 was $3,175. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,204. This marks an decrease of 0.9%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.7%.
The following table compares Lake of the Woods to other Champaign County cities with similar median sales prices in July 2017:
| City | July 2017 Home Sales | July 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July 2017 Median Sales Price | July 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glover | 2 | 0 | - | $293,000 | $0 | - |
| Mahomet | 34 | 35 | -2.9% | $266,000 | $247,000 | 7.7% |
| Savoy | 25 | 28 | -10.7% | $244,000 | $249,500 | -2.2% |
| Lake of the Woods | 2 | 5 | -60% | $186,000 | $144,900 | 28.4% |
| Dewey | 3 | 1 | 200% | $180,000 | $82,500 | 118.2% |
| St. Joseph | 14 | 15 | -6.7% | $170,000 | $169,000 | 0.6% |
| Tolono | 7 | 10 | -30% | $160,000 | $136,000 | 17.6% |
| Philo | 6 | 2 | 200% | $157,250 | $126,000 | 24.8% |
| Champaign | 212 | 185 | 14.6% | $156,000 | $147,500 | 5.8% |
| Sidney | 1 | 6 | -83.3% | $155,500 | $137,250 | 13.3% |
| Pesotum | 3 | 4 | -25% | $147,500 | $115,000 | 28.3% |
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