From January through March of 2018, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $55,000 - a 38.9% decrease over the $90,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Albany in the first quarter of 2017.
The median sales tax in Albany for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,302.50, approximately 4.2% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2018.
The following table compares Albany to other Whiteside County cities in the first quarter of 2018:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Como | 2 | 1 | 100% | $134,750 | $177,000 | -23.9% |
| Fenton | 1 | 0 | - | $122,500 | $0 | - |
| Morrison | 16 | 23 | -30.4% | $91,225 | $100,000 | -8.8% |
| Fulton | 17 | 20 | -15% | $90,000 | $118,500 | -24.1% |
| Erie | 3 | 8 | -62.5% | $72,000 | $59,000 | 22% |
| Sterling | 57 | 66 | -13.6% | $72,000 | $65,900 | 9.3% |
| Prophetstown | 7 | 7 | 0% | $64,900 | $59,000 | 10% |
| Albany | 3 | 5 | -40% | $55,000 | $90,000 | -38.9% |
| Rock Falls | 44 | 38 | 15.8% | $46,693.50 | $62,100 | -24.8% |
| Yeoward Addition | 1 | 0 | - | $42,541.28 | $0 | - |
| Tampico | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $41,500 | $17,000 | 144.1% |
| Lyndon | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Little Oklahoma | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $105,000 | -100% |
| Grimes Addition | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $69,750 | -100% |
| Douglas Park | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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