From January through June of 2017, there were 17 homes sold, with a median sale price of $80,000. There were 27 homes sold in Lena in the first half of 2016, and the median sales price for the period was also $80,000.
The median sales tax in Lena for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $2,303, approximately 2.9% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2017.
The following table compares Lena to other Stephenson County cities in the first half of 2017:
| City | Jan. - June 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Summerset | 16 | 14 | 14.3% | $165,750 | $114,625 | 44.6% |
| Pearl City | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $87,750 | $38,000 | 130.9% |
| Lena | 17 | 27 | -37% | $80,000 | $80,000 | 0% |
| German Valley | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $78,250 | $35,500 | 120.4% |
| Davis | 3 | 4 | -25% | $74,500 | $78,500 | -5.1% |
| Orangeville | 2 | 5 | -60% | $66,800 | $69,000 | -3.2% |
| Freeport | 149 | 128 | 16.4% | $62,000 | $57,250 | 8.3% |
| Winslow | 1 | 1 | 0% | $60,000 | $3,186 | 1783.2% |
| Cedarville | 6 | 10 | -40% | $44,500 | $73,000 | -39% |
| Rock City | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $92,000 | -100% |
| Dakota | 0 | 4 | -100% | $0 | $44,950 | -100% |
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