In September 2018, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $74,000 - a 29.5% decrease over the $105,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Prophetstown in September 2017.
The median sales tax in Prophetstown for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $1,977, approximately 2.7% of the median home sale price for September 2018.
The following table compares Prophetstown to other Whiteside County cities in September 2018:
| City | Sept. 2018 Home Sales | Sept. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 17 | 12 | 41.7% | $130,000 | $151,000 | -13.9% |
| Como | 2 | 0 | - | $112,500 | $0 | - |
| Albany | 2 | 1 | 100% | $111,000 | $106,000 | 4.7% |
| Morrison | 8 | 16 | -50% | $103,500 | $119,950 | -13.7% |
| Erie | 6 | 2 | 200% | $83,750 | $83,000 | 0.9% |
| Sterling | 26 | 35 | -25.7% | $82,950 | $84,000 | -1.3% |
| Prophetstown | 4 | 5 | -20% | $74,000 | $105,000 | -29.5% |
| Rock Falls | 24 | 18 | 33.3% | $63,000 | $59,000 | 6.8% |
| Lyndon | 3 | 1 | 200% | $36,000 | $10,000 | 260% |
| Tampico | 2 | 1 | 100% | $23,300 | $70,000 | -66.7% |
| Yeoward Addition | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $20,000 | -100% |
| Little Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Grimes Addition | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Douglas Park | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Fenton | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $245,000 | -100% |
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