In February 2017, there were 19 homes sold, with a median sale price of $80,000 - a 4.9% increase over the $76,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 16 homes sold in Sterling in February 2016.
The median sales tax in Sterling for 2017 was $2,150. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,102. This marks an increase of 2.2%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.7%.
The following table compares Sterling to other Whiteside County cities in February 2017:
| City | Feb. 2017 Home Sales | Feb. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2017 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie | 2 | 1 | 100% | $177,500 | $17,500 | 914.3% |
| Fulton | 8 | 5 | 60% | $109,750 | $125,500 | -12.5% |
| Sterling | 19 | 16 | 18.8% | $80,000 | $76,250 | 4.9% |
| Grimes Addition | 1 | 1 | 0% | $77,500 | $30,000 | 158.3% |
| Prophetstown | 2 | 1 | 100% | $69,500 | $65,000 | 6.9% |
| Morrison | 8 | 3 | 166.7% | $66,500 | $75,000 | -11.3% |
| Rock Falls | 8 | 11 | -27.3% | $39,750 | $54,000 | -26.4% |
| Albany | 1 | 0 | - | $20,000 | $0 | - |
| Tampico | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $17,000 | $75,000 | -77.3% |
| Fenton | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $18,100 | -100% |
| Como | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Yeoward Addition | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Lyndon | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $169,500 | -100% |
| Little Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Douglas Park | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $40,000 | -100% |
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