In December 2017, there were 20 homes sold, with a median sale price of $60,000 - a 51.9% increase over the $39,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 15 homes sold in Rock Falls in December 2016.
The median sales tax in Rock Falls for 2017 was $1,958. In 2016, the median sales tax was $1,913. This marks an increase of 2.4%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 3.3%.
The following table compares Rock Falls to other Whiteside County cities in December 2017:
| City | Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenton | 1 | 0 | - | $145,500 | $0 | - |
| Erie | 1 | 0 | - | $120,000 | $0 | - |
| Albany | 2 | 0 | - | $107,500 | $0 | - |
| Fulton | 8 | 4 | 100% | $105,950 | $78,407 | 35.1% |
| Morrison | 4 | 9 | -55.6% | $90,250 | $127,000 | -28.9% |
| Sterling | 18 | 23 | -21.7% | $76,000 | $75,500 | 0.7% |
| Rock Falls | 20 | 15 | 33.3% | $60,000 | $39,500 | 51.9% |
| Little Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | - | $54,000 | $0 | - |
| Prophetstown | 5 | 0 | - | $50,000 | $0 | - |
| Como | 2 | 0 | - | $47,500 | $0 | - |
| Grimes Addition | 4 | 0 | - | $39,500 | $0 | - |
| Tampico | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $125,000 | -100% |
| Yeoward Addition | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Lyndon | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Douglas Park | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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