From July through September of 2019, there were 110 homes sold, with a median sale price of $89,950 - a 5.2% increase over the $85,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 84 homes sold in Sterling in the third quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in Sterling for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $2,159, approximately 2.4% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Sterling to other Whiteside County cities with similar median sales prices in the third quarter of 2019:
| City | July - Sept. 2019 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie | 10 | 19 | -47.4% | $137,000 | $115,000 | 19.1% |
| Morrison | 36 | 39 | -7.7% | $114,250 | $90,000 | 26.9% |
| Albany | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $102,500 | $100,000 | 2.5% |
| Prophetstown | 7 | 10 | -30% | $100,000 | $74,000 | 35.1% |
| Sterling | 110 | 84 | 31% | $89,950 | $85,500 | 5.2% |
| Rock Falls | 69 | 74 | -6.8% | $84,500 | $72,500 | 16.6% |
| Fenton | 1 | 0 | - | $84,500 | $0 | - |
| Fulton | 22 | 33 | -33.3% | $79,250 | $155,000 | -48.9% |
| Grimes Addition | 1 | 1 | 0% | $72,500 | $5,900 | 1128.8% |
| Douglas Park | 2 | 2 | 0% | $56,250 | $58,000 | -3% |
| Yeoward Addition | 2 | 2 | 0% | $50,950 | $20,775 | 145.2% |
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