From January through March of 2019, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $128,000 - a 77.8% increase over the $72,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Erie in the first quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in Erie for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $2,089, approximately 1.6% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Erie to other Whiteside 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $128,000 | $72,000 | 77.8% |
| Albany | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $98,900 | $55,000 | 79.8% |
| Fulton | 10 | 17 | -41.2% | $90,000 | $90,000 | 0% |
| Prophetstown | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $85,000 | $64,900 | 31% |
| Rock Falls | 28 | 44 | -36.4% | $60,600.50 | $46,693.50 | 29.8% |
| Sterling | 36 | 57 | -36.8% | $59,750 | $72,000 | -17% |
| Grimes Addition | 2 | 0 | - | $55,425 | $0 | - |
| Yeoward Addition | 1 | 1 | 0% | $55,000 | $42,541.28 | 29.3% |
| Morrison | 15 | 16 | -6.3% | $42,500 | $91,225 | -53.4% |
| Lyndon | 1 | 0 | - | $35,000 | $0 | - |
| Tampico | 2 | 4 | -50% | $27,000 | $41,500 | -34.9% |
| Como | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $134,750 | -100% |
| Little Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Douglas Park | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Fenton | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $122,500 | -100% |
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