In September 2019, there were 33 homes sold, with a median sale price of $68,000 - a 18% decrease over the $82,950 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 26 homes sold in Sterling in September 2018.
The median sales tax in Sterling for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $2,159, approximately 3.2% of the median home sale price for September 2019.
The following table compares Sterling to other Whiteside County cities in September 2019:
| City | Sept. 2019 Home Sales | Sept. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie | 3 | 6 | -50% | $125,000 | $83,750 | 49.3% |
| Morrison | 16 | 8 | 100% | $114,250 | $103,500 | 10.4% |
| Lyndon | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $98,500 | $36,000 | 173.6% |
| Fulton | 6 | 17 | -64.7% | $85,000 | $130,000 | -34.6% |
| Grimes Addition | 1 | 0 | - | $72,500 | $0 | - |
| Prophetstown | 4 | 4 | 0% | $70,500 | $74,000 | -4.7% |
| Sterling | 33 | 26 | 26.9% | $68,000 | $82,950 | -18% |
| Rock Falls | 17 | 24 | -29.2% | $61,600 | $63,000 | -2.2% |
| Albany | 3 | 2 | 50% | $58,000 | $111,000 | -47.7% |
| Tampico | 2 | 2 | 0% | $51,700 | $23,300 | 121.9% |
| Douglas Park | 1 | 0 | - | $48,500 | $0 | - |
| Little Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Fenton | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Como | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $112,500 | -100% |
| Yeoward Addition | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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