In November 2019, there were 22 homes sold, with a median sale price of $63,200 - a 9.7% decrease over the $70,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 25 homes sold in Sterling in November 2018.
The median sales tax in Sterling for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $2,159, approximately 3.4% of the median home sale price for November 2019.
The following table compares Sterling to other Whiteside County cities in November 2019:
| City | Nov. 2019 Home Sales | Nov. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Nov. 2019 Median Sales Price | Nov. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie | 2 | 6 | -66.7% | $698,968 | $129,250 | 440.8% |
| Albany | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $225,000 | $127,000 | 77.2% |
| Fenton | 1 | 1 | 0% | $199,900 | $210,000 | -4.8% |
| Como | 1 | 1 | 0% | $135,000 | $89,500 | 50.8% |
| Fulton | 13 | 7 | 85.7% | $113,000 | $110,000 | 2.7% |
| Morrison | 19 | 9 | 111.1% | $112,000 | $70,000 | 60% |
| Prophetstown | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $102,500 | $68,000 | 50.7% |
| Sterling | 22 | 25 | -12% | $63,200 | $70,000 | -9.7% |
| Rock Falls | 26 | 16 | 62.5% | $61,050 | $68,950 | -11.5% |
| Lyndon | 2 | 0 | - | $51,500 | $0 | - |
| Tampico | 1 | 5 | -80% | $14,000 | $49,900 | -71.9% |
| Little Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Grimes Addition | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Douglas Park | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Yeoward Addition | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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