From January through March of 2019, there were 21 homes sold, with a median sale price of $48,000 - a 93.5% increase over the $24,811 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in Freeport in the first quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in Freeport for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $1,444, approximately 3% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Freeport to other Stephenson County cities in the first quarter of 2019:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lena | 1 | 0 | - | $110,000 | $0 | - |
| Lake Summerset | 1 | 0 | - | $108,000 | $0 | - |
| Davis | 1 | 0 | - | $68,000 | $0 | - |
| Pearl City | 2 | 0 | - | $57,493 | $0 | - |
| Freeport | 21 | 6 | 250% | $48,000 | $24,810.50 | 93.5% |
| Dakota | 1 | 0 | - | $35,500 | $0 | - |
| Cedarville | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Winslow | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| German Valley | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Orangeville | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Rock City | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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