In April 2018, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $48,756 - a 28.4% decrease over the $68,090 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Forreston in April 2017.
The median sales tax in Forreston for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,928, approximately 4% of the median home sale price for April 2018.
The following table compares Forreston to other Ogle County cities in April 2018:
| City | Apr. 2018 Home Sales | Apr. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2018 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Junction | 3 | 4 | -25% | $177,000 | $169,050 | 4.7% |
| Stillman Valley | 1 | 4 | -75% | $167,000 | $166,000 | 0.6% |
| Byron | 7 | 8 | -12.5% | $136,000 | $165,000 | -17.6% |
| Rochelle | 17 | 15 | 13.3% | $110,000 | $105,000 | 4.8% |
| Mount Morris | 3 | 2 | 50% | $74,000 | $74,350 | -0.5% |
| Oregon | 5 | 5 | 0% | $64,000 | $40,000 | 60% |
| Polo | 8 | 6 | 33.3% | $58,300 | $74,500 | -21.7% |
| Forreston | 3 | 2 | 50% | $48,756 | $68,090 | -28.4% |
| Creston | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $79,500 | -100% |
| Grand Detour | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $72,000 | -100% |
| Lost Nation | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $232,500 | -100% |
| Hillcrest | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Monroe Center | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Leaf River | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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