In July 2017, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $147,000 - a 22.5% increase over the $120,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Albany in July 2016, as well.
The median sales tax in Albany for 2017 was $2,302. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,189. This marks an increase of 5.2%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.6%.
The following table compares Albany to other Whiteside County cities 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 2 | 2 | 0% | $147,000 | $120,000 | 22.5% |
| Fulton | 7 | 8 | -12.5% | $107,000 | $82,000 | 30.5% |
| Lyndon | 1 | 2 | -50% | $103,000 | $106,500 | -3.3% |
| Prophetstown | 2 | 1 | 100% | $97,750 | $54,000 | 81% |
| Sterling | 32 | 27 | 18.5% | $86,000 | $72,000 | 19.4% |
| Erie | 2 | 1 | 100% | $81,000 | $120,000 | -32.5% |
| Morrison | 15 | 11 | 36.4% | $80,000 | $140,000 | -42.9% |
| Rock Falls | 20 | 13 | 53.8% | $76,944 | $72,000 | 6.9% |
| Como | 2 | 0 | - | $76,500 | $0 | - |
| Yeoward Addition | 2 | 0 | - | $33,500 | $0 | - |
| Tampico | 1 | 2 | -50% | $14,000 | $53,583 | -73.9% |
| Little Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Grimes Addition | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Douglas Park | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Fenton | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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